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Arasavalli Temple Ratha Saptami 2026 Ticket Booking Guide: How to book tickets online for darshan of Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy on Ratha Saptami
January 20, 2026 10:01 pm
Arasavalli Sun Temple Ratha Saptami 2026: Around 2 lakh devotees offer special prayers at the temple on Ratha Saptami, which will be celebrated on January 25, 2026.
Archaeologists reveal valley temple at Abu Ghurab that once worshipped Egyptian Sun god Ra
December 20, 2025 8:43 am
Excavations at Abu Ghurab reveal the long-lost riverside gateway to an Old Kingdom sun temple, complete with a public festival calendar, astronomical features, and traces of later everyday life.
Inside Sun Temple and Vadnagar, the heritage sites from Gujarat that have made it to UNESCO's tentative list
December 22, 2022 2:58 pm
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said that the step will provide a big boost to India's cultural heritage
Shifting sands, creeping shadows on Sun Temple
January 02, 2022 9:14 am
🔴 The Archaeological Survey of India insists that Konark is among the best looked after monuments; however, its conservation history is uneven to say the least.
Added by British for stability, sand inside Konark Sun Temple may be cleared
December 29, 2021 11:04 am
A formal decision on this is yet to be taken. But a recent presentation by ASI (Bhubaneswar circle) head Arun Malik spoke of possible approaches to remove the sand from the temple’s sealed assembly hall, known as Jagamohan.
Sun Temple, Modhera village to get 24X7 solar power
June 02, 2021 10:48 pm
The entire project has been awarded to a private firm after floating a tender with a condition to maintain the same for 10 years.
Centre launches scheme to solarise entire Konark Temple, Konark town
May 20, 2020 9:23 pm
The scheme envisages setting up of the 10-MW grid connected solar project and various solar off-grid applications such as solar trees, solar drinking water kiosks and off-grid solar power plants with battery storage, with a 100 per cent central financial assistance (CFA) support of around Rs. 25 crore from the Government of India through the MNRE.
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates light and sound show at Konark temple
September 10, 2017 2:31 pm
The Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) spent Rs 5.56 crore on the project, officials said. Two shows would be held every evening, they said. At least 250 people could be accommodated per show, the officials added.
Once Upon a time: Standing tall for 117 years in Bhuleshwar is city’s only Sun temple
April 03, 2016 4:41 am
The trust is run by members of the Dasha Sorathiya Vaniks, a community of landlords, traders and industrialists, belonging originally to Kathiawad in Gujarat.
Kashmiri Pandits seek ban on film Haider for misrepresenting ancient temple
October 07, 2014 5:12 pm
Taking exception to the alleged misrepresentation of ancient Sun Temple in Kashmir in Vishal Bharadwaj's movie 'Haider', a committee of displaced Kashmiri Pandits has sought a ban on the film.
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