By : odishavisit
It lies on the coast by the Bay of Bengal, 60 kilometers from the capital of the state, Bhubaneswar.
It is the site of the thirteenth century Sun Temple, otherwise called the Black Pagoda, implicit dark rock during the rule of Narasimhadeva-I.
The sanctuary is a World Heritage Site.The sanctuary is currently generally in ruins, and an assortment of its figures is housed in the Sun Temple Museum, which is controlled by the Archeological Survey of India.
Konark is additionally home to a yearly dance celebration called Konark Dance Festival, committed to old style Indian dance structures, including the customary traditional dance of Odisha, Odissi.