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13 dks.kkdZ dk eafnj
(Temple of Konark)

ckr yxHkx 750 o"kZ iqjkuh gSA 1245 bZú esa ujflag nso uked ,d jktk FkkA ,d fnu jktk us
dYiuk dh fd ^,d ,slk eafnj gks] tks lkxj osQ rV ij gks] mlosQ n~okj vkSj lhf<+;ksa dks lkxj dh
ygjsa /ksrh jgsaA lw;ksZn; gkus s ij l;w Z dh igyh fdj.k efa nj oQs xHk&Z xg` eas fLFkr nos rk oQs pj.kkas dk Li'kZ
djAs *

vusd f'kYih vk, vkSj pys x,A ysfdu dksbZ Hkh jktk dh dYiuk osQ vuqlkj eafnj dk fuekZ.k
ugha dj ldkA mlh le; jktk dks f'kcksbZ lka=kk uke osQ f'kYih osQ fo"k; esa lwpuk feyhA f'kcksbZ
vusd HkO; eafnjksa dk fuekZ.k djosQ iwjs vksM+hlk esa izfln~/ gks x;k FkkA jktk us f'kcksbZ dks llEeku
vius njckj esa cqyok;kA eafnj dk fooj.k tkudj f'kcksbZ oqQN ijs'kku&lk gks x;kA mlus jktk ls
oqQN le; osQ fy, izrh{kk djus dh izkFkZuk dhA ,d fnu f'kcksbZ leqnz osQ rV ij ?kweus x;k vkSj
Fkddj ogha jsr ij lks x;kA

lqcg vpkud gM+cM+kdj mBk] rks ns[kk fd lkxj dk ty mlosQ ik¡o i[kkj jgk gS rFkk lw;Z dh
lqugjh fdj.ksa mlosQ eq[k ij iM+ jgh gSaA cl f'kcksbZ [kq'kh&[kq'kh jktk osQ ikl tkdj dgus yxkµ
¶egkjkt] vkidh dYiuk osQ vuq:i eSa eafnj cuk nw¡xkA vki jktiqjksfgr ls 'kqHk eqgwrZ fudyok ysa]
rkfd uhao dk iRFkj j[kk tk losQA¸ 'kqHk eqgwrZ osQ fnu f'kykU;kl dj fn;k x;kA vxys fnu gh
f'kcksbZ us lkxj osQ fdukjs&fdukjs iRFkj Myokus 'kq: dj fn,A mldh esgur jax ykus yxhA eafnj dk
lqn`<+ vk/kj cu x;kA /hjs&/hjs djosQ ckjg o"kks± esa dks.kkoZQ dk lw;Z eafnj cudj rS;kj gks x;kA
eafnj dh Å¡pkbZ yxHkx 235 iqQV FkhA ysfdu 'kh"kZ ij dy'k osQ fcuk eafnj v/wjk FkkA brus Å¡ps
eafnj osQ 'kh"kZ ij dy'k p<+kuk ,d nq"dj dk;Z FkkA f'kcksbZ osQ lkfFk;ksa esa ls dksbZ Hkh bl tksf[ke Hkjs
dke dks djus osQ fy, rS;kj u gqvkA

f'kYih f'kcksbZ ,d ckj fiQj my>u esa i¡Ql x;kA m/j jktk dh cspSuh vkSj Øks/ c<+rk tk jgk
FkkA mlus vkns'k fn;kµ ¶;fn eafnj dk dk;Z 'kh?kz iwjk ugha fd;k x;k] rks f'kcksbZ dks e`R;qnaM ns fn;k
tk,xkA¸ f'kYih f'kCkksbZ dk ,d lgk;d Fkk ^fo'kq*A fo'kq ckjg o"kks± ls yxkrkj f'kcksbZ osQ lkFk
eafnj&fuekZ.k esa yxk FkkA mldk ,d iq=k Fkk ^/eZikn*A le; osQ lkFk&lkFk og Hkh vius firk osQ
infpg~uksa ij pyus yxk Fkk vkSj ckbZl o"kZ dh vk;q esa og Hkh ,d oqQ'ky f'kYih cu x;k FkkA

dks.kkoZQ osQ lw;Z eafnj dh ppkZ nwj&nwj rd iSQy pqdh FkhA vr% /eZikn Hkh bl eafnj dks ns[kus
dh ykylk fy, vius xk¡o ls dks.kkoZQ vk x;kA eafnj dks ns[kdj /eZikn cM+k izHkkfor gqvkA ysfdu

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