Konark temple
Konark temple
It's made of black granite. Earlier it was very close to sea and used as a navigational landmark by sailors, so it's known as Black Pagoda. On other side, Jagannathpuri temple is known as White Pagoda. su_hit@yahoo.com
Burma also known as Myanmar is the land of golden pagoda. The highlight is Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.
Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), built in black granite by King Narasimhadeva-I(AD 1236-1264) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
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The black stone is in the Grand Mosque, also known as the Kaaba.
Yangon, Myanmar (formerly known as Rangoon, Burma).
Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple,Thiruvananthapuram.
You might find pagodas in countries like Myanmar and Japan. Myanmar is known for its stunning golden pagodas such as the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, while Japan has traditional pagodas in various temples like the five-story pagoda at Toji Temple in Kyoto.
Your question is your answer. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Orissa. Konark is a small town in Puri district of the state of Orissa, India, on the Bay of Bengal, sixty-five kilometres from Bhubaneswar. It is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), built in black granite by King Narasimhadeva I (AD 1236-1264) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is a World Heritage Site. It takes the form of the chariot of Surya (Arka), the sun god, and is heavily decorated with stone carving.
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