Day trip to Konark from Puri – Visiting the Temple of Konark in India

Whilst travelling around India by train, I spent a few days in Puri. There was plenty to see there, including Puri Beach, and there was also great opportunity to take a day trip to Konark from Puri.

Visiting the Temple of Konark

11/01/04

It was another beautiful morning, sitting on the veranda and eating breakfast in Puri. Just a couple of notes-

Everybody here assumes that all Westerners smoke dope
One of the taxis had a series of Christmas songs as it's reverse warning.

Day trip to Konark from Puri

A good day trip to Konark, even if the rickshaw was a bit bumpy over the potholes. There was some nice scenery on the way, and again, passed a mix of people some of whom lived literally on the roadside in incredibly dusty shacks.

The Temple of Konark

The temple itself was impressive, although it is in the process of being rebuilt. It's a sun temple, which is represented as a huge chariot being drawn towards the sea by horses.

At the bottom of it are carvings of elephants and towards the top are sculptures of men and women doing all manner of lewd and rude things.

A random Indian wandered up to me, and asked if he could take my photo, which is a bit odd. I wonder what my label will be in his family photo album?!

Some great stonework and design at the Temple of Konark in India. When i visited Cambodia later on, Angkor Wat reminded me very much of some of these temples.

The following day, I was due to catch a train to Bubeneshwar, so had another early(ish) night.

Read more about my India train travel adventure

This is a directory to the blog posts in this series.

1. First day in India
2. Second day in Delhi
3. Sightseeing around Delhi
4. First Indian train journey
5. Calcutta
6. Sightseeing in Calcutta
7. Puri
8. Day trip to Konark
9. Bubenishwar
10. Calcutta again
11. Into Darjeeling
12. Darjeeling day 2
13. Darjeeling day 3
14. Train journey from Darjeeling to Varanassi
15. Boat ride on the Ganges
16. Another night on a train
17. Journey to Khajorho
18. Khajorho
19. Amritsar
20. Taj Mahal
21. Waiting at the station
22. Quiet day
23. Jodhpur
24. Jaisalmer
25. Camel Safari
26. Problem day
27. Jaisalmer Festival
28. To Ranthambore
29. Tigerless safari day 1
30. Tigerless safari day 2
31. Another day, another railway station
32. On to Mumbai
33. Mumbai
34. Aurangabad
35. Ajanta
36. Ellora Caves – Day 1
37. Ellora Caves – Day 2
38. Hyderabad
39. Chill out day
40. The end of the India trip