Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Sun Temple, Konârak' has mentioned 'Ruins' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Once over 200 feet (61xc2xa0m) high,[1][5] much of the temple is now in ruins, in particular the large shikara tower over the sanctuary; at one time this rose much higher than the mandapa that remains. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Etymology 2 Location 3 Reliefs and sculpture 3.1 Hindu deities 3.2 Style 3.3 Other temples and monuments 4 History 4.1 Ancient texts 4.2 Konark in texts 4.3 Construction 4.4 Damage and ruins 4.5 Aruna Stambha 4.6 Preservation efforts 5 Reception 6 Cultural significance 6.1 Literature 6.2 In heraldry 7 Gallery 7.1 Historical images 7.2 Current day photographs 8 See also 9 References 9.1 Bibliography 10 External links | WIKI |
| The main mandapa audience hall (jagamohana), which is about 128 feet (39xc2xa0m) tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. | WIKI |
| Damage and ruins[edit] | WIKI |
| The temple was in ruins before its restoration. | WIKI |
| [63] A non-Hindu textual source, the Akbar-era text Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Fazl dated to the 16thxc2xa0century, mentions the Konark temple,[40] describing it as a prosperous site with a temple that made visitors "astonished at its sight", with no mention of ruins. | WIKI |
| Texts from the 19th century do mention ruins, which means the temple was damaged either intentionally or through natural causes sometime between 1556 and 1800xc2xa0CE. | WIKI |
| According to P.xc2xa0Parya, the number of rings of moss and lichen growth found on the stone ruins suggests the damage occurred sometime around the 1570s, but this approach does not indicate why or by whom. | WIKI |
| These records do not state whether the ruins were being used by devotees to gather and worship, or part of the damaged temple was still in use for some other purpose. | WIKI |
| Local Hindu population objected to further damage and removal of temple ruins. | WIKI |
| To the east, the jahamogana (audience hall) dominates the ruins with its pyramidal mass. | UNESCO |