The temple is not broken by time, but by Portuguese. The whole set of reams were balanced by a huge magnet at the top of the temple. But the magnet also used to mislead the compass of the Portuguese sailors. The main idol of the sun god allegedly was levitated by the magnetic force too
No actually it was mostly destroyed and sacked between 15 th and 16th century by the muslim invading armies of bengal and some from delhi. You can check it . Yeh the magnet can be stolen by Portuguese
@@gyaneshkumarpandey386 agreed. But the structure got weak when the magnet got stolen as all the reams and joints of the temple was built in a way that the magnet held the whole primary shrine together.
The temple was vandalised by the Portuguese.. They destroyed the original structures.. Pulled down the huge magnet that sat atop it because they said it interfered with their compasses.. Damn those explorers and colonisers..
Islamic conquerors did destroy hundreds of temples but in this case the Portuguese did most of the damage.. By the time muslim rulers from the Deccan turned their attention to Odisha the bloody Portuguese pirates who were flabbergasted by India's wealth had already destroyed most of the original outer structure and did critical damage to the inner sanctum and sun temple..
The Europeans : Sir Issac Newton first discovered that the Sunlight has Seven colors. Ancient Indians way before : Let us show 7 horses pulling the Sun God's Chariot to symbolise the 7 colors of Sunlight.
I love my state. The capital Bhubaneswar is called the city of temples because it's simply full of amazing ancient temples. The Konark Temple had a 52 ton magnet on the top which caused the idol kept inside to levitate in the air. The Portuguese sailors stole that magnet😔
They missed a main point.. the main statue of Sun god was levitating in the sanctum sanctorium due to the 45 ton magnet placed in the dome atop!!! Now that's incredible ❤️
The Sun Temple was destroyed.the Portuguese pirates whose ships used.to.be pulled inside by the Sun Temple's magnetic field The Sun Temple also had a floating Hindu god due to the intense magnetic field from all directions
These sculptures did not degrade over time. Thousands of iconic structures like these were plundered by various invaders, mostly Mughals in land & Portuguese along the coasts, in various invasions throughout history. The temple wealth looted, the scriptures & books burnt to ashes, domes of temples taken down so that no one prays in those temples anymore, and worst noses of the Gods were desecrated. Sad but it's part of Indian history now, what can we do bout it!
@Pradipta Nayak yah but if young generation think that this culture and temple are outdated and we can see their love for pathetic western culture then what can we do? If we start educating everyone then they say hindus are fascists. This dumb generation need to realise that. Else we are doomed.
There's a beautiful story behind the making of the Konark temple,and the type of sculpture work that was made for different age groups to give them visual education...U should check it out.✌️
King Narasimha Deva,who built Konark Sun Temple..We Odia worship him..cause of him we still have our Foreskin intact and our women aren't in black tent..
Finally!! Odisha!!! Fun fact: many of the sculptures in Konark have contributed to the Odissi (dance) repertoire. Odissi was resurrected years later and its origins lie in various temples of Odisha and the Gotipua culture. This video does not even cover 5% of the Konark temple. There are manyyyy facts about it. Coming from an Odissi dancer, you should definitely look into the various kinds of Konark sculptures promoting sexual activities (Kamasutra) , dance, music, ideas aand political ideologies
I love the odia people ! They are so humble ! They never say we have this, and that, and don't advertise themselves. That state has sooo sooo many tourist places and things ! Other states start advertising themselves crazily, having just half of what Odisha has 😏
There is more to the temple than what was showcased in the video, the video only focused on the beauty of the structure. The magnet on top of the structure , which was eventually destroyed by Portuguese, how the design of monument was used to get the time of the day .... there’s lot more.
7 horses are the 7 colours coming out of the Sun. Mythically the chariot of Surya /The Sun is depicted as being pulled by 7 horses. Well it’s metaphorical as I’m most cases. And Sun is not “worshipped” in most part of India. As it is considered only a devata, is, divine element along with Varun(rain), Pawan(wind), Agni(Fire), Indra(Thunder/also the Supreme). They are taken as the personification of purely Natural elements unlike the concept of Bhagwan (which have to be Human or Eeshwar which has to indefinite)
That temple is simply made of lime n Stones... Salute to the Architecture of Odia Carpenters of that time .. #VishuMaharana was their leader n his 12 years son #Dharma put the Top root .Proud of Being an Odia ..😊😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes, that is the story. Apparently, the head sculptor would not able get the science correct to put that uniquely designed temple crown. The king got impatient and gave a deadline, on failure of which all the sculptors would face beheading. The son of the head sculptor Dharmapada, 12 years old, able to fix that in a single night, causing fear among the 12000 strong other sculptor that it might infuriate the king further about their efficiency. Hence, the kid commit suicide to hide the fact that he had fixed it. Another fun story, the temple was originally built on reclaimed land. So initially the engineers were failing to fill up sea bed with sand as all the sand put were being washed away. Once, the chief engineer being served payasam by a local villager, who then burnt his finger while taking a scoop of the hot payasam. The village, who didn't recognize him, told him why he is eating from the middle of hot payasam rather than the side which is colder. The chief engineer then got the idea and started filling sand from the bank itself to reclaim land. The sea now has been receded back almost 5 km and hence currently the temple is on main-land.
Main part of this temple was destroyed .It was bigger than what remains today. You can react to Praven Mohan's video on Konark Sun Temple to get the full picture.
Thank u sir for replying back.i watch your videos Everyday.Indian films are comedy and entertaining and u r making more entertaining and happines in ur videos .Whatever happens in our life we should live happily.Thats all frm me .
If this temple would have been built on northern part of the country then for sure it would have been destroyed by islamic leaders...Like this there were many which we will never get to know about. ✌️
Woohoo! I am from Odisha! The grandeur of the structure can only be felt during a visit. I had access to the inner sanctum in my childhood. Now there are restrictions. Rick is gonna love the clean and long beach nearby that stretches for many many kilometers on either side.
Konark temple is not in South India ! It is is east india, in the state of Odisha. But I agree with you on the fact, that if it would have been in north India, it would have been definitely destroyed !
It's very sad & ironic at the same time that the people of India haven't even discovered Odisha that well themselves or know our state's great history.But finally being an Odia,it gives an immense pride to me that finally "The Sun Temple" is featured in this video..You guys should read the history behind this Konark Temple construction.Its bit tragic💔 It's has been best childhood memory..You should also check out "Dhauli Stupa" too.
Many temples and Ancient monuments were constructed by high quality geo-polymer (fake stone), as it was sustainable technique and very durable. No modern material can compete with these geo polymers. And many sculptures were made by moulding instead of hand carving, that way they were able to achieve high degree of precision.
Search about brahadeeshwara temple in Tanjore, tamil nadu. A 1000 years old great big temple which was built in just 6 years. I hope you guys like that.
Since you guys are planning a visit to South India next, do try to include Hampi, Karnataka in your itinerary. It is the center of the glorious Vijayanagara empire of the 14th/15th century. It was the most advanced city in the world during its time! The monuments and infrastructure are amazing.
Actually, people of India don't know that "Surya" was one of the major religion by itself in India before there were join operation by Abrahamic religious invaders, who not just destroyed Konark Sun Temple, but destroyed all the literature and killed all the devotees who worshipped Surya (Sun God) has their main god. They also believed that they were the descendent of Surya dynasty and Surya's son Karna was their ancestor. Odisha was also 16th Mahajanpad called Anga raj, which was founded by Shree Ram's brother Lakshman's son Angad, and was once given by Kuru dynasty to Karna to rule. If "Surya Siddhanta" is published in our education curriculum in Schools and Universities, they are afraid the end of the major organized religions and their religious institutes.
World's first and best ever architectural design and example. How many year ago they build,till now every design is still there. Now days architecture can't compare with ancient even though modern design and architecture born from bhartiya architecture.
Dear Rick and Korbin, explore Odisha a lil more, food people culture dance temples festivals sea forests scenic beauty and many more .... it's a understated gem. Love from Odisha ❤
It's a go to place for Me and My friends to see Sunrise Near Chandra Bhaga Beach. 70KM, night Road trip On Bike with Friends, coffee at the Beach all Night then Sunrise after that Konark Visiting which is on The Beach Side. Thank You
It takes 12 yr and 1200 engineer at that time , but has a very interesting story behind the making of this temple . If you want to read about it inthe internet , Konark the sun tample , king and the son of engineer. Its not a temple but a BOOK at that time. To educate people
@@rohidasnayak328 that is how the story goes actually. Krishnadevaraya was inspired by Konark temple during Kalinga war that he built the world famous chariot in Hampi. But this Chariot is dedicated to Garuda, vehicle of Lord Vishnu. But we all have to agree that our ancestors definitely we're great architects than any of us today. Whole of India is a proof of that. Jai Hind
Much much before the Mahabharatha, there lived as asura called Dambhodbhava. Dambhodbhava wanted to be powerful. So he prayed to Surya, the Sun God. Surya appeared before him, 'Open your eyes son! I am pleased with your devotion!' Dambhodbhava bowed before him, 'Lord! I am blessed to see you!' Surya smiled, 'I wish to grant you a boon! Ask anything from me!' Dambhodbhava hid a smile, 'My Lord! Please make me immortal!' Surya frowned, 'That is not possible! Everything that is born has to die! Immortality is out of question!' Dambhodbhava's shoulder drooped. He knew that no matter how much he asked, Surya would never grant him the boon of immortality. All the time he had spent meditating were a waste.... Surya stood there patiently waiting for Dambhodbhava to ask him, when he suddenly saw a glint in Dambhodbhava's eyes. Surya's eye narrowed. Dambhodbhava bowed to him, 'My Lord! If you cannot make me immortal atleast grant me this boon!' Surya looked suspiciously as Dambhodbhava continued, 'I want to be protected by a thousand armours!' Surya looked at Dambhodbhava with surprise as the asura continued, 'The thousand armours can be broken only by someone who performs penance for a thousand years! And that is not all...' Surya looked at Dambhodbhava with horror as he continued, 'Whoever breaks my armour should die immediately!' Surya was horribly worried. He knew that Dambhodbhava had performed a very powerful penance and that he could get the entire boon he had asked for. And Surya had a feeling that Dambhodbhava was not going to use his powers for good. However having no choice in the matter, Surya granted Dambhodbhava the boon. But deep down Surya still admired Dambhodbhava for the devotion with which he prayed to him... Surya's worries were however correct. Immediately after getting the boon from Surya, Dambhodbhava started wrecking havoc on people. People were scared of fighting with him. There was no way of defeating him. Anybody who stood in his way was crushed by him. People started calling him Sahasrakavacha [meaning one who has a thousand armours] It was around this time that King Daksha [the father of Sati, the first wife of Shiva] got one of his daughters Murti married to Dharma - one of the 'Mind' sons of Lord Brahma, the God of Creation [It is said that Lord Brahma created his mind sons or Manas putras from his thoughts] Murti had also heard of Sahasrakavacha and wanted to put an end to his menace. So she prayed to Lord Vishnu to come and help the people. Lord Vishnu pleased with her appeared before her, 'Murti! I am pleased with your devotion! I will come and slay Sahasrakavacha! Because you have prayed to me, you would be the reason for slaying Sahasrakavacha!' Murti was happy. Subsequently she gave birth to not one child, but twin sons. She named them as Narayana and Nara. Narayana and Nara grew up in the ashrama surrounded by the forests. They enjoyed praying to Lord Shiva. Their mother also encouraged them to learn fighting. The two brothers learnt the art of warfare. The two brothers were inseparable. What one thought the other was always able to finish. Both of them trusted each other implicitly and never questioned the other. As time went on, Sahasrakavacha started attacking the forest ares surrounding Badrinath, where both Narayana and Nara were staying. The two sages promised the others that they would come and help them. Nara went to Sahasrakavacha, 'Sahasrakavacha! I challenge you to a fight!' Sahasrakavacha bellowed looking at Nara, 'You pathetic human! You really think you can defeat me! ME! The great Sahasrakavacha! Do you even know how I am protected! Do you know anything about me!' Nara smiled and said calmly, 'You want to talk some more or are you willing to fight me?' Sahasrakavacha looked at the calm eyes of Nara and for the first time since he got his boon, felt fear building inside him. He said nervously, 'I can be killed only by performing penance for a thousand years. You cannot....' Nara looked at Sahasrakavacha and spoke with you. 'I have not done any penance....But my brother Narayana is doing it for me! And instead of him, I come to fight with you!' Sahasrakavacha frowned and then started laughing, 'Seriously, you cannot think that your brother's penance would come to help you...! He is separate! He is not you! That does not count.' Nara merely smiled at the monster, his weapons raised. Sahasrakavacha was now annoyed. This puny human was willing to challenge him to a fight and was not even remotely worried that fighting him would mean certain death for him and all for what? Destroying ONE of his armours....He still had 999 armours to go... Sahasrakavacha raised his weapons and the fight started. Sahasrakavacha faced the attack of Nara and was astounded. He found that Nara was powerful and had indeed got a lot of power from the penance of his brother. As the fight went on, Sahasrakavacha realized that the penance of Narayana was giving Nara strength. As Sahasrakavacha's first armour broke he realized that Nara and Narayana were for all purposes one.....They were just two persons having the same soul. But Sahasrakavacha was not too worried. He had lost one of his armours. He watched in glee as Nara dropped dead, the minute one of his armours broke! But Sahasrakavacha was not prepared for what happened next! He blinked his eyes as he saw Nara run towards him! Sahasrakavacha could not believe what he was seeing. He had just seen Nara die before his eyes! Sahasrakavacha focused again and saw that the sage was not running towards him but towards the fallen Nara! Sahasrakavacha remembered what Nara had told him. Narayana.... Sahasrakavacha looked at the running sage and bellowed at him, 'Your brother is dead! And all for what?' Sahasrakavacha sneered at Narayana. 'Just to destroy one of my armours!' Sahasrakavacha mocked at Narayana. 'Could you not make your brother see sense? Did he really think it was worth dying just to destroy one of armours?' Narayana smiled and looked at his brother. He closed his eyes and muttered a mantra. Sahasrakavacha could not believe his eyes when he saw Nara wake up! Sahasrakavacha cringed as he realized that Narayana had performed penance for a thousand years and had hence obtained the 'mritunjay mantra' [It was a mantra to bring back the dead to life]. Sahasrakavacha realized that he was doomed when Narayana picked up his brother's weapon and challenged him to a fight. Nara now retired to the forest to perform the penance for the strength of his brother.... This went on. Both Nara and Narayana performed penance for a thousand years while the other fought with Sahasrakavacha. The minute Sahasrakavacha's armour was broken, the person fighting with him fell dead only to be brought back to life by the other.... Sahasrakavacha lost 999 of his armours to the twins. Realizing that he could never beat the two brothers, Sahasrakavacha gave up the fight and ran away. He decided to take refuge with the Surya as he was the one who had granted him the boon in the first place.... Narayana and Nara both went to Surya, 'Hand over that monster to us now!' Narayana said. 'He has caused havoc to the people everywhere! He is a monster!' Surya slowly shook his head, 'My Lord! Despite everything this man has done, he is my devotee! He has worshiped me with unparalleled devotion! And he has come to me for help!' Surya vigorously shook his head. 'I cannot just turn him away now!' Nara narrowed his eyes angrily. He pulled out some water from his kamandalam and threw it on Surya and cursed him. 'You have gone against my Narayana! He asked you for something and you refused! For this I curse you that you would be born as a human and suffer for this!' Surya bowed his head. He knew that he should not have sheltered a monster but he was willing to pay the price for his devotee. This incident took place at the end of the Treta yuga. [In Hindu mythology there are four yugas - the Satya Yuga, the Treta yuga, Dwapara Yuga and the Kali Yuga. Each Yuga steadily results in the deterioration of human values with the worst in the Kali Yuga. At the end of each yuga, nature starts afresh.] Immediately after Surya refused to part with Sahasrakavacha, the Treta Yuga ended and the third Yuga started. To fulfil the promise to destroying Sahasrakavacha, Narayana and Nara were reborn - this time as Krishna and Arjuna. Due to the curse Dambhodbhava and Surya together were born as Karna, the eldest son of Kunti! Karna was born with one of armours as a natural protection, the last one left of Sahasrakavacha. As Arjuna would have died if Karna had had the armour, Indra [Arjuna's father] went in disguise and got the last armour of Karna, much before the war began. As Karna was actually Dambodbhava in his previous life, he led a very difficult life to pay for all the sins committed by him in his past life. But Karna also had Surya, the Sun God inside him, so Karna was a hero as well! A hero, who was the most powerful, bravest and the most tragic warrior in the Mahabharatha.... -From the Bhagawatam
There are 8 spokes in the wheels of Chariot of this temple represents 8 slots of time in a day. In each spoke there an intricate image is carved as a particular work done in a day that time slot...Like..1st slot...Waking up image..2nd slot...Bathing image.
The temple is not broken by time, but by Portuguese. The whole set of reams were balanced by a huge magnet at the top of the temple. But the magnet also used to mislead the compass of the Portuguese sailors. The main idol of the sun god allegedly was levitated by the magnetic force too
No actually it was mostly destroyed and sacked between 15 th and 16th century by the muslim invading armies of bengal and some from delhi. You can check it . Yeh the magnet can be stolen by Portuguese
@@gyaneshkumarpandey386 agreed. But the structure got weak when the magnet got stolen as all the reams and joints of the temple was built in a way that the magnet held the whole primary shrine together.
Mlecchas...
@@vikata5499 Jai Jagannath🙏🙏
Portuguese bhi Britishers se kuch kam nahi the
The temple was vandalised by the Portuguese.. They destroyed the original structures.. Pulled down the huge magnet that sat atop it because they said it interfered with their compasses.. Damn those explorers and colonisers..
yes u are right
What about Islam rulers who destroyed it Portuguese looted magnet but Islam rulers destroyed it completely
Islamic conquerors did destroy hundreds of temples but in this case the Portuguese did most of the damage.. By the time muslim rulers from the Deccan turned their attention to Odisha the bloody Portuguese pirates who were flabbergasted by India's wealth had already destroyed most of the original outer structure and did critical damage to the inner sanctum and sun temple..
No, Islamists. Portuguese came later.
The Europeans : Sir Issac Newton first discovered that the Sunlight has Seven colors.
Ancient Indians way before : Let us show 7 horses pulling the Sun God's Chariot to symbolise the 7 colors of Sunlight.
We should have had an expansive policy. It would have been a different history and reality
I love my state. The capital Bhubaneswar is called the city of temples because it's simply full of amazing ancient temples. The Konark Temple had a 52 ton magnet on the top which caused the idol kept inside to levitate in the air. The Portuguese sailors stole that magnet😔
Sorry but the title of City of Temples is held with Varanasi, not any other city.
@@divyanshupandey9425 Please do some research. I am sure about my city 👍
Temple City - Bhubaneswar
@@divyanshupandey9425 Sorry dude you are wrong. Just google it and you'll know
@@divyanshupandey9425 varanasi is the oldest city of the world
They missed a main point.. the main statue of Sun god was levitating in the sanctum sanctorium due to the 45 ton magnet placed in the dome atop!!! Now that's incredible ❤️
The Sun Temple was destroyed.the Portuguese pirates whose ships used.to.be pulled inside by the Sun Temple's magnetic field
The Sun Temple also had a floating Hindu god due to the intense magnetic field from all directions
That also stolen by illiterates who know only money and don't have value for architechture
yes i was about to type this but its not Portugese its arabs...at that time Portugese did not enter our country yet
Mlecchas...
@@chat.choosey It was destroyed by Portuguese pirates, and you are speaking about Goa inquisition which happened later and is a different event.
@@vavidamo655 Arabs never managed to enter India except for Sindh. They were chased away by Bappa Rawal.
"The temple was built in such a way that the first ray of sunlight would fall on that idol" this was missed in this video
Totally missed it. 🤦🏻♂️ I was waiting for this info to come up but beside that lion elephants sculpture description, they didn't give any info.
These sculptures did not degrade over time. Thousands of iconic structures like these were plundered by various invaders, mostly Mughals in land & Portuguese along the coasts, in various invasions throughout history. The temple wealth looted, the scriptures & books burnt to ashes, domes of temples taken down so that no one prays in those temples anymore, and worst noses of the Gods were desecrated. Sad but it's part of Indian history now, what can we do bout it!
@Pradipta Nayak well some of them become part of India. And now we have to fight in court for our won temple to restore. Our legacy become a joke.
@Pradipta Nayak yah but if young generation think that this culture and temple are outdated and we can see their love for pathetic western culture then what can we do? If we start educating everyone then they say hindus are fascists. This dumb generation need to realise that. Else we are doomed.
True many such temples thousands n India destroyed damaged by Mughal invaders One such temple is Le Pakshi (Andhra)
Today it's Rath Yatra !! Happy Chariot festival everyone out there !! Jay Jagannath !
Jay Jagannath Dear
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It won't surprise now that Steve Jobs got ideas for design n creativity after visiting such monuments and architectures.
There's a beautiful story behind the making of the Konark temple,and the type of sculpture work that was made for different age groups to give them visual education...U should check it out.✌️
Magnificent is understatement for Konark temple.
King Narasimha Deva,who built Konark Sun Temple..We Odia worship him..cause of him we still have our Foreskin intact and our women aren't in black tent..
Hahhaa I don't think they will get this
I got this👍
Wow that is one powerful comment 👍
Incredible India
Great 🙏🙏🙏
Jay Jagannath Mahaprabhu. Happy Rath Yatra. 🙏
Finally!! Odisha!!! Fun fact: many of the sculptures in Konark have contributed to the Odissi (dance) repertoire. Odissi was resurrected years later and its origins lie in various temples of Odisha and the Gotipua culture. This video does not even cover 5% of the Konark temple. There are manyyyy facts about it. Coming from an Odissi dancer, you should definitely look into the various kinds of Konark sculptures promoting sexual activities (Kamasutra) , dance, music, ideas aand political ideologies
I love the odia people ! They are so humble ! They never say we have this, and that, and don't advertise themselves. That state has sooo sooo many tourist places and things ! Other states start advertising themselves crazily, having just half of what Odisha has 😏
🙏 thanks bhaina...jay jagannath....love from Odisha ♥️
Fun fact:- This temple was actually finished a 12 year old boy dharmapada , who was the son of the head engineer of that konark temple.
ACK Supremacy( Amar Chitra Katha Supremacy)
Who knows...many says this is just a legend...
He sacrificed his life for the construction workers
There is more to the temple than what was showcased in the video, the video only focused on the beauty of the structure. The magnet on top of the structure , which was eventually destroyed by Portuguese, how the design of monument was used to get the time of the day .... there’s lot more.
The details in this video is very limited please watch Praveen moham about sun temple you can see each and every detail of this great structure 👌🙏
Yes
Yes
The 7 Horses actually represent the seven colours of the rainbow
Sorry.its 7days
@@rohidasnayak328 ss
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@@rohidasnayak328 no bro, he is right. Watch praveen mohan's video🙌
It represents 7 Horses of sun's chariot, each represents each day in a week.
Now I'm sad, because I went there at an age when I couldn't appreciate any of its intricate details 😬🤧
7 horses are the 7 colours coming out of the Sun. Mythically the chariot of Surya /The Sun is depicted as being pulled by 7 horses. Well it’s metaphorical as I’m most cases. And Sun is not “worshipped” in most part of India. As it is considered only a devata, is, divine element along with Varun(rain), Pawan(wind), Agni(Fire), Indra(Thunder/also the Supreme). They are taken as the personification of purely Natural elements unlike the concept of Bhagwan (which have to be Human or Eeshwar which has to indefinite)
7 horses are 7 days.
24 wheels are 24 hours
Some texts do describe Surya dev (Sun god) as guru for all beings on earth.
Before we started worshipping the 3 murti gods, humans used to pray to the sun (Surya dev) and rain ( Indra dev). It's in the Vedas.
That temple is simply made of lime n Stones... Salute to the Architecture of Odia Carpenters of that time .. #VishuMaharana was their leader n his 12 years son #Dharma put the Top root .Proud of Being an Odia ..😊😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️❤️
10rs Indian note has Wheels of KONARK temple in it... 🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏
Also, the original (now missing) crown of the temple is said to be placed by a kid who jumped into the river? to save his father. (Dharmapad?)
Yes. To maintain the number of labourers as 12000 as the king had ordered, right?
We studied it in class 3rd. He is DRAMAPADA (DHARAMA)
Yes, that is the story. Apparently, the head sculptor would not able get the science correct to put that uniquely designed temple crown. The king got impatient and gave a deadline, on failure of which all the sculptors would face beheading. The son of the head sculptor Dharmapada, 12 years old, able to fix that in a single night, causing fear among the 12000 strong other sculptor that it might infuriate the king further about their efficiency. Hence, the kid commit suicide to hide the fact that he had fixed it.
Another fun story, the temple was originally built on reclaimed land. So initially the engineers were failing to fill up sea bed with sand as all the sand put were being washed away. Once, the chief engineer being served payasam by a local villager, who then burnt his finger while taking a scoop of the hot payasam. The village, who didn't recognize him, told him why he is eating from the middle of hot payasam rather than the side which is colder. The chief engineer then got the idea and started filling sand from the bank itself to reclaim land. The sea now has been receded back almost 5 km and hence currently the temple is on main-land.
It is a TEMPLE + EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION for all ages
@p k every religious places are full of knowledge 🙌
i olden days temples used to be gurkul because it is the most peaceful place with full of positive energy
I get chills when I visit Konark temple every time .. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is not just a temple, this is a social university for all ages of human.
That was our regular school picnic spot. Jeez those days!!!!
First time Odisha is shown with its beauty . Love from Cuttack the silver city of Odisha..
Main part of this temple was destroyed .It was bigger than what remains today. You can react to Praven Mohan's video on Konark Sun Temple to get the full picture.
Loads of Love from Odisha❤️❤️❤️. Thanks for reacting ❤️❤️
It's sad how Odisha and Odia is being forgotten through time... Once we were such rich cultured civilisation... It's heartbreaking 💔...
From India 🇮🇳 Odisha Jai Jagannath 🙏🇮🇳🥰
You will find intricately built temples with beautiful sculptures in each and every state of Bharat..
Imagine how beautiful it would look when it was constructed. It would make people spellbound
Sun is one of the most Important Graha in Navagraha. 🕉️
India is not just one pf them it is the most ancient and prosperous civilization on this planet lots of love from india
I visited there in 2019 April, awesome place 😍😍
That's my state .. Odisha ♥️
Why is ur comment 3weeks ago ... whereas they uploaded 3minutes ago
@@shazam1334 Because i am a patreon member ☺️
@@riteshsatapathy3211 sooo they uploaded this 3 weeks ago??
@@shazam1334 Yes
@@riteshsatapathy3211 but why uploading here soo late?
Take a look at "Khajraho temple" also with magnificent details
Iam from Odisha... Happy rath yatraa to all viewers and jai jagannath🙏
Waooo... This is Devine. I feel ashamed now to c what we have done to our beautiful country 🇮🇳 over the generations .
Sir lots of love and respect from India. Sir u both are the best miss you both sir
Actual temple was way more big and magnificent
Happy Rath yatra everyone ✌
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The sun temple had a 52 ton magnet at the top which made the idol hover in air.
It is said that the main deity inside the temple, used to float in air by huge magnets.... Also, the main tower of the temple was destroyed.....
So many Precious Gems to be explored and so many Hidden Secrets in Bharat
Love from Odisha ❤️. Visit here once and you'll see the real Beauty and Heritage.
Our great ancestors built grand structures with their excellent intelligence and culture on this great land of India. 🇮🇳🕉😊
Orissa is famous for the Temple food ..please react to that..
This show only 5% of what Konark really is... there are 1000's of facts which wion couldn't cover...
Today is big festival for us .happy rath yatra to you .I m frm Berhampur, Odisha
Thank u sir for replying back.i watch your videos Everyday.Indian films are comedy and entertaining and u r making more entertaining and happines in ur videos .Whatever happens in our life we should live happily.Thats all frm me .
If this temple would have been built on northern part of the country then for sure it would have been destroyed by islamic leaders...Like this there were many which we will never get to know about. ✌️
Indian architecture is the best in the world from the history 100's of years..
Proud to be Indian...
Woohoo! I am from Odisha! The grandeur of the structure can only be felt during a visit. I had access to the inner sanctum in my childhood. Now there are restrictions. Rick is gonna love the clean and long beach nearby that stretches for many many kilometers on either side.
India is a country of temples and not just temples but the mysterious temples
Jai shri Krishna
There is so much more to the history of Konark that has been unspoken. I wish more people knew about it, coz' it will definitely leave one in aww.
i agree..no picture can do justice to how magnificent this temple truly truly is..Odisha is a wonderful state!!
Whenever I see ancient old south indian temple I guess that how many ancient temple was in North india but sadly no temple survived
Konark temple is not in South India ! It is is east india, in the state of Odisha. But I agree with you on the fact, that if it would have been in north India, it would have been definitely destroyed !
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Sir lots of love and respect from India
Happy Ratha Jatra to all
Jai Jagannath
It's very sad & ironic at the same time that the people of India haven't even discovered Odisha that well themselves or know our state's great history.But finally being an Odia,it gives an immense pride to me that finally "The Sun Temple" is featured in this video..You guys should read the history behind this Konark Temple construction.Its bit tragic💔
It's has been best childhood memory..You should also check out "Dhauli Stupa" too.
Many temples and Ancient monuments were constructed by high quality geo-polymer (fake stone), as it was sustainable technique and very durable. No modern material can compete with these geo polymers. And many sculptures were made by moulding instead of hand carving, that way they were able to achieve high degree of precision.
Why is ur comment 3weeks ago ... whereas they uploaded 3minutes ago
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I am from Odisha . Konark sun temple is magnificent.
The sun temple has been voted no.1...in 7 wonders of India campaign in 2009.
Love you guys♥️ from Odisha, India
Thank you for covering my rich heritage! Do come visit Odisha. A humble but very rich heritage
Proud to be an Odia....
Proud to be an indian.....👍🙏❤️
I've been to many temples around India. The Konark Sun Temple has always been my favorite. I feel some ancient connection to it.
Search about brahadeeshwara temple in Tanjore, tamil nadu. A 1000 years old great big temple which was built in just 6 years. I hope you guys like that.
Love from odisha jay Jagannath 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Jay odisha
Since you guys are planning a visit to South India next, do try to include Hampi, Karnataka in your itinerary. It is the center of the glorious Vijayanagara empire of the 14th/15th century. It was the most advanced city in the world during its time! The monuments and infrastructure are amazing.
Your whole lifetime is not just enough to visit every place of India
Visit Odisha some day, and I'll take you around my state 😊 there are many more of such marvels
Jay Jagannath bhai mane
Actually, people of India don't know that "Surya" was one of the major religion by itself in India before there were join operation by Abrahamic religious invaders, who not just destroyed Konark Sun Temple, but destroyed all the literature and killed all the devotees who worshipped Surya (Sun God) has their main god. They also believed that they were the descendent of Surya dynasty and Surya's son Karna was their ancestor. Odisha was also 16th Mahajanpad called Anga raj, which was founded by Shree Ram's brother Lakshman's son Angad, and was once given by Kuru dynasty to Karna to rule. If "Surya Siddhanta" is published in our education curriculum in Schools and Universities, they are afraid the end of the major organized religions and their religious institutes.
Temples are not tourist place, its Devine place to feel energy and spirituality 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
World's first and best ever architectural design and example. How many year ago they build,till now every design is still there. Now days architecture can't compare with ancient even though modern design and architecture born from bhartiya architecture.
Dear Rick and Korbin, explore Odisha a lil more, food people culture dance temples festivals sea forests scenic beauty and many more .... it's a understated gem. Love from Odisha ❤
Beautiful !! Thanks for doing this reaction♥️
Wow, m from Odisha. Thanks for this one ❤️🌹
Love from odisha 💝
It's a go to place for Me and My friends to see Sunrise Near Chandra Bhaga Beach. 70KM, night Road trip On Bike with Friends, coffee at the Beach all Night then Sunrise after that Konark Visiting which is on The Beach Side.
Thank You
It takes 12 yr and 1200 engineer at that time , but has a very interesting story behind the making of this temple . If you want to read about it inthe internet , Konark the sun tample , king and the son of engineer. Its not a temple but a BOOK at that time. To educate people
The people of Odisha has been SUMMONED ✌️
You guys are my morning inspiration....awaking up from my bed before starting of study, I usually search for your videos...
Now you have to know about Hampi and Belur Halebeedu temples from Karnataka.
I read somewhere. .that King Krishna Deva Raya was so influenced by Sun Temple of Konark that he built a Chariot temple at Hampi.is it true?
@@rohidasnayak328 that is how the story goes actually. Krishnadevaraya was inspired by Konark temple during Kalinga war that he built the world famous chariot in Hampi. But this Chariot is dedicated to Garuda, vehicle of Lord Vishnu. But we all have to agree that our ancestors definitely we're great architects than any of us today. Whole of India is a proof of that. Jai Hind
Happy Rath yatra everyone ✌
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In spite of these magnificent architectural temples, We are known for a simple(without any carvings or sculptures) white marble building🤣🤣
happy rath yatra,BTW Juggernaut word was hired from indian god jagannath
Not 7 days of week but 7 colours of visible spectrum.
They missed sun dial clock !
Much much before the Mahabharatha, there lived as asura called Dambhodbhava. Dambhodbhava wanted to be powerful. So he prayed to Surya, the Sun God.
Surya appeared before him, 'Open your eyes son! I am pleased with your devotion!'
Dambhodbhava bowed before him, 'Lord! I am blessed to see you!'
Surya smiled, 'I wish to grant you a boon! Ask anything from me!'
Dambhodbhava hid a smile, 'My Lord! Please make me immortal!'
Surya frowned, 'That is not possible! Everything that is born has to die! Immortality is out of question!'
Dambhodbhava's shoulder drooped. He knew that no matter how much he asked, Surya would never grant him the boon of immortality. All the time he had spent meditating were a waste....
Surya stood there patiently waiting for Dambhodbhava to ask him, when he suddenly saw a glint in Dambhodbhava's eyes. Surya's eye narrowed. Dambhodbhava bowed to him, 'My Lord! If you cannot make me immortal atleast grant me this boon!' Surya looked suspiciously as Dambhodbhava continued, 'I want to be protected by a thousand armours!'
Surya looked at Dambhodbhava with surprise as the asura continued, 'The thousand armours can be broken only by someone who performs penance for a thousand years! And that is not all...' Surya looked at Dambhodbhava with horror as he continued, 'Whoever breaks my armour should die immediately!'
Surya was horribly worried. He knew that Dambhodbhava had performed a very powerful penance and that he could get the entire boon he had asked for. And Surya had a feeling that Dambhodbhava was not going to use his powers for good.
However having no choice in the matter, Surya granted Dambhodbhava the boon. But deep down Surya still admired Dambhodbhava for the devotion with which he prayed to him...
Surya's worries were however correct. Immediately after getting the boon from Surya, Dambhodbhava started wrecking havoc on people. People were scared of fighting with him. There was no way of defeating him. Anybody who stood in his way was crushed by him. People started calling him Sahasrakavacha [meaning one who has a thousand armours]
It was around this time that King Daksha [the father of Sati, the first wife of Shiva] got one of his daughters Murti married to Dharma - one of the 'Mind' sons of Lord Brahma, the God of Creation [It is said that Lord Brahma created his mind sons or Manas putras from his thoughts]
Murti had also heard of Sahasrakavacha and wanted to put an end to his menace. So she prayed to Lord Vishnu to come and help the people.
Lord Vishnu pleased with her appeared before her, 'Murti! I am pleased with your devotion! I will come and slay Sahasrakavacha! Because you have prayed to me, you would be the reason for slaying Sahasrakavacha!'
Murti was happy. Subsequently she gave birth to not one child, but twin sons. She named them as Narayana and Nara.
Narayana and Nara grew up in the ashrama surrounded by the forests. They enjoyed praying to Lord Shiva. Their mother also encouraged them to learn fighting. The two brothers learnt the art of warfare.
The two brothers were inseparable. What one thought the other was always able to finish. Both of them trusted each other implicitly and never questioned the other.
As time went on, Sahasrakavacha started attacking the forest ares surrounding Badrinath, where both Narayana and Nara were staying. The two sages promised the others that they would come and help them.
Nara went to Sahasrakavacha, 'Sahasrakavacha! I challenge you to a fight!'
Sahasrakavacha bellowed looking at Nara, 'You pathetic human! You really think you can defeat me! ME! The great Sahasrakavacha! Do you even know how I am protected! Do you know anything about me!'
Nara smiled and said calmly, 'You want to talk some more or are you willing to fight me?'
Sahasrakavacha looked at the calm eyes of Nara and for the first time since he got his boon, felt fear building inside him. He said nervously, 'I can be killed only by performing penance for a thousand years. You cannot....'
Nara looked at Sahasrakavacha and spoke with you. 'I have not done any penance....But my brother Narayana is doing it for me! And instead of him, I come to fight with you!'
Sahasrakavacha frowned and then started laughing, 'Seriously, you cannot think that your brother's penance would come to help you...! He is separate! He is not you! That does not count.'
Nara merely smiled at the monster, his weapons raised. Sahasrakavacha was now annoyed. This puny human was willing to challenge him to a fight and was not even remotely worried that fighting him would mean certain death for him and all for what? Destroying ONE of his armours....He still had 999 armours to go...
Sahasrakavacha raised his weapons and the fight started. Sahasrakavacha faced the attack of Nara and was astounded. He found that Nara was powerful and had indeed got a lot of power from the penance of his brother. As the fight went on, Sahasrakavacha realized that the penance of Narayana was giving Nara strength. As Sahasrakavacha's first armour broke he realized that Nara and Narayana were for all purposes one.....They were just two persons having the same soul.
But Sahasrakavacha was not too worried. He had lost one of his armours. He watched in glee as Nara dropped dead, the minute one of his armours broke!
But Sahasrakavacha was not prepared for what happened next! He blinked his eyes as he saw Nara run towards him! Sahasrakavacha could not believe what he was seeing. He had just seen Nara die before his eyes!
Sahasrakavacha focused again and saw that the sage was not running towards him but towards the fallen Nara! Sahasrakavacha remembered what Nara had told him. Narayana....
Sahasrakavacha looked at the running sage and bellowed at him, 'Your brother is dead! And all for what?' Sahasrakavacha sneered at Narayana. 'Just to destroy one of my armours!' Sahasrakavacha mocked at Narayana. 'Could you not make your brother see sense? Did he really think it was worth dying just to destroy one of armours?'
Narayana smiled and looked at his brother. He closed his eyes and muttered a mantra. Sahasrakavacha could not believe his eyes when he saw Nara wake up! Sahasrakavacha cringed as he realized that Narayana had performed penance for a thousand years and had hence obtained the 'mritunjay mantra' [It was a mantra to bring back the dead to life].
Sahasrakavacha realized that he was doomed when Narayana picked up his brother's weapon and challenged him to a fight. Nara now retired to the forest to perform the penance for the strength of his brother....
This went on. Both Nara and Narayana performed penance for a thousand years while the other fought with Sahasrakavacha. The minute Sahasrakavacha's armour was broken, the person fighting with him fell dead only to be brought back to life by the other....
Sahasrakavacha lost 999 of his armours to the twins. Realizing that he could never beat the two brothers, Sahasrakavacha gave up the fight and ran away. He decided to take refuge with the Surya as he was the one who had granted him the boon in the first place....
Narayana and Nara both went to Surya, 'Hand over that monster to us now!' Narayana said. 'He has caused havoc to the people everywhere! He is a monster!'
Surya slowly shook his head, 'My Lord! Despite everything this man has done, he is my devotee! He has worshiped me with unparalleled devotion! And he has come to me for help!' Surya vigorously shook his head. 'I cannot just turn him away now!'
Nara narrowed his eyes angrily. He pulled out some water from his kamandalam and threw it on Surya and cursed him. 'You have gone against my Narayana! He asked you for something and you refused! For this I curse you that you would be born as a human and suffer for this!' Surya bowed his head. He knew that he should not have sheltered a monster but he was willing to pay the price for his devotee.
This incident took place at the end of the Treta yuga. [In Hindu mythology there are four yugas - the Satya Yuga, the Treta yuga, Dwapara Yuga and the Kali Yuga. Each Yuga steadily results in the deterioration of human values with the worst in the Kali Yuga. At the end of each yuga, nature starts afresh.]
Immediately after Surya refused to part with Sahasrakavacha, the Treta Yuga ended and the third Yuga started.
To fulfil the promise to destroying Sahasrakavacha, Narayana and Nara were reborn - this time as Krishna and Arjuna.
Due to the curse Dambhodbhava and Surya together were born as Karna, the eldest son of Kunti! Karna was born with one of armours as a natural protection, the last one left of Sahasrakavacha.
As Arjuna would have died if Karna had had the armour, Indra [Arjuna's father] went in disguise and got the last armour of Karna, much before the war began.
As Karna was actually Dambodbhava in his previous life, he led a very difficult life to pay for all the sins committed by him in his past life.
But Karna also had Surya, the Sun God inside him, so Karna was a hero as well! A hero, who was the most powerful, bravest and the most tragic warrior in the Mahabharatha....
-From the Bhagawatam
Wow
So the fight went on for 1000 ^ 999 years? 💀
People from all walks, caste, color, religion, creed, can come visit this temple.
Am so proud to be an Odiya and being able to be able to visit konark and Puri every year 🙏
This Temple has more to it than just History
My favourite Temple Odisha Konark Sun Temple🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
There are 8 spokes in the wheels of Chariot of this temple represents 8 slots of time in a day. In each spoke there an intricate image is carved as a particular work done in a day that time slot...Like..1st slot...Waking up image..2nd slot...Bathing image.