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[Watch]: Tourists create ruckus at Konark Sun Temple over delay in availing tickets

Chinmayee Dash Feb 25, 2024

Konark: Waiting for hours in scorching heat at the entrance point of the Sun Temple in Konark in Odisha's Puri district led to an unwanted situation today. Hundreds of tourists, who were standing in sun-heat outside the temple, created a…

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After facing flak, ASI turns off LED lights at Konark Sun Temple

Priya Ranjan Swain Dec 12, 2022

Bhubaneswar: After receiving flak from several quarters, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has turned off the LED lighting system at the Konark Sun Temple in Puri district of Odisha. Many people, including noted sand artist…

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Plans afoot for Konark Temple facelift. Check sample pics

Sambad English Bureau Jan 21, 2021

Bhubaneswar: After Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, the Sun Temple in Odisha's Konark and its nearby areas are all set to undergo major beautification as a draft plan in this regard was today approved at a…

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Odisha’s Konark Sun Temple reopens for tourists after 5 months

Sambad English Bureau Sep 1, 2020

Konark: The Sun Temple here reopened for tourists today after being closed for around 5 months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Wearing of masks and social distancing have been made mandatory for the visitors of the heritage site. They will…

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Holy water, soil from Odisha sent to Ayodhya for Ram Temple

Sambad English Bureau Jul 26, 2020

Puri: The soil of holy pilgrimage Konark Sun Temple and holy water of two rivers from Odisha have been sent to Ayodhya for the 'bhoomi pujan' (ground-breaking ceremony) of the much-awaited Ram Temple, a VHP functionary said on Saturday.…

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3D imaging of Konark Sun Temple begins in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Mar 4, 2020

Konark: Following allegations that a large number of original stone carvings in the Sun Temple, Konark, have been replaced with plain stones, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun conducting 3D imaging of the UNESCO World…

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ASI busts ‘misleading’ pics of Odisha’s Konark temple

Sambad English Bureau Feb 11, 2020

Bhubaneswar: A day after multiple photos of Odisha's Sun Temple in Konark purportedly showing replacement of sculptures with plain stones surfaced on social media and went viral, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) issued a…

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Enlist Srimandir & Sun Temple in Iconic Tourist Sites: Odisha BJP MPs to Centre

Sambad English Bureau Aug 9, 2019

Bhubaneswar: BJP MPs from Odisha today urged the Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel for inclusion of Puri Srimandir and Konark Sun Temple in the list of India’s Iconic Tourist Sites. In a letter to the Union Minister, all MPs of…

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Konark Sun Temple in good shape, no threat of any kind: Union Minister Sharma

Sambad English Bureau Dec 10, 2018

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating his claim that the Sun Temple in Odisha’s Konark is in a good state of preservation, Union Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma today said there is no threat for the structural stability of the World Heritage…

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Big relief! Odisha govt to drop all charges against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra

Sambad English Bureau Dec 4, 2018

Bhubaneswar: In a big relief to Delhi-based journalist and defence analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, who is currently cooling his heels in Jharpada jail here, the Odisha government has decided to drop all charges against the scribe. The move…

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