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Last updated on April 21, 2020 By Dave Briggs Leave a Comment

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.

 

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

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?!

 

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

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.

 

A rude carving on the temple of Konark

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

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