The Sun Temple at Konark with its fantastic loneliness on the wind swept sand dunes of the Bay of Bengal fringed with palm and casuarinas plantations is a breath taking monument. Fashioned in the form of a chariot, drawn by seven spirited horses, the temple is profusely sculptured with exquisite figures and figurines fired by an astonishing energy trapped on stone. It is a stunning masterpiece of the 13th century Kalingan style of art and is one of the unrivalled technical marvels that the age has produced. Replete with erotic sculptures, human beings in diverse forms and activities, depiction of flora and fauna, long scroll of elephants, beasts and birds and life size images of damsels playing on musical instruments in exotic rapture, the monument stylized as it is, brings a sensuous beauty and creates a dreamland for the tourists. Close by is one of the most attractive beaches of the world.

Access by Air

The Bhubaneswar airport is 65 kms from Konark.