{"id":2512,"date":"2025-05-02T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:50:04","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-is-are-famous-for-sun-temples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-is-are-famous-for-sun-temples","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following is\/are famous for Sun temples?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arasavalli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amarakantak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Omkareshwar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-68143eeaa0c5e\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arasavalli in Andhra Pradesh<\/strong>\u00a0has one of the\u00a0<strong>prominent Sun temple or suryanarayan temple<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Temple at Amarkantak\u00a0<\/strong>is dedicated to\u00a0<strong>Goddess Narmada and Lord Shiva.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moreover,\u00a0<strong>Omkareshwar temple on the banks of Narmada River<\/strong>\u00a0in Madhya Pradesh is one of the\u00a0<strong>12 jyotirlingas dedicated to lord shiva.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-Jyotirlingas-1024x725.png\" alt=\"12 Jyotirlingas\" class=\"wp-image-51701\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2017 7\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"famous-sun-temples-in-india\">Famous Sun Temples in India<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Konark Sun Temple, Odisha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Konark Sun Temple is a\u00a0<strong>13th-century CE Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is located in the\u00a0<strong>town of Konark in the Indian state of Odisha.<\/strong>\u00a0The temple is one of the most famous sun temples in India and is a\u00a0<strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the shape of a giant chariot, with 12 pairs of stone horses pulling the chariot. The chariot is 100 feet high and is adorned with intricate carvings of deities, animals, and geometric patterns.\u00a0<strong>The temple was built by King Narasimhadeva I\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0<strong>Eastern Ganga dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Modhera Sun Temple, Gujarat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Modhera Sun Temple is another famous sun temple in India. It is\u00a0<strong>located in the town of Modhera in the Indian state of Gujarat<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple was\u00a0<strong>built in the 11th century CE by King Bhimdev I of the Chaulukya dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is\u00a0<strong>built in the Maru-Gurjara architectural style<\/strong>\u00a0and is\u00a0<strong>made of sandstone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Martand Sun Temple, Jammu and Kashmir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Martand Sun Temple is a Hindu temple\u00a0<strong>dedicated to the sun god Surya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is located in the\u00a0<strong>Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple was\u00a0<strong>built in the 8th century CE by King Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Kashmiri architectural style and is made of limestone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun Temple, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Sun Temple in Gwalior is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya<\/strong>. It is located in the\u00a0<strong>city of Gwalior in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple was built in the 12th century CE by\u00a0<strong>Raja Suraj Sen of the Tomar dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the Hindu architectural style and is made of sandstone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Surya Narayana Temple, Arasavalli, Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Surya Narayana Temple<\/strong>\u00a0is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya. It is located in the\u00a0<strong>village of Arasavalli in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple was built in the 7th century CE by\u00a0<strong>King Devendra Varma of the Chalukya dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Dravidian architectural style and is made of sandstone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Surya Pahar Temple, Assam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Surya Pahar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is located in the\u00a0<strong>village of Surya Pahar in the Indian state of Assam<\/strong>. The temple is built on a hilltop and is surrounded by lush greenery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple was\u00a0<strong>built in the 18th century CE by King Pramatta Singha of the Ahom dynasty<\/strong>. The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Assamese architectural style and is made of stone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Suryanar Kovil, Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Suryanar Kovil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya<\/strong>. It is located in the village of\u00a0<strong>Suryanar Kovil in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu<\/strong>. The temple is one of the oldest sun temples in India and is believed to have been built in the\u00a0<strong>7th century CE.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Dravidian architectural style and is made of granite<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Surya Narayana Temple, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Surya Narayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya<\/strong>. It is located in the\u00a0<strong>Domlur neighborhood of Bengaluru<\/strong>, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. The temple was built in the 19th century CE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Dravidian architectural style<\/strong>\u00a0and is made of granite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dakshinaarka Sun Temple, Gaya, Bihar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Dakshinaarka Sun Temple<\/strong>\u00a0is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya. It is located in the\u00a0<strong>city of Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar.<\/strong>\u00a0The temple is one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Hindus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple was\u00a0<strong>built in the 12th century CE by King Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala dynasty.<\/strong>\u00a0The temple is built in the Hoysala architectural style and is\u00a0<strong>made of sandstone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Balaji Sun Temple, Unao, Madhya Pradesh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Balaji Sun Temple<\/strong>\u00a0is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya. It is\u00a0<strong>located in the city of Unao in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>. The temple is one of the oldest sun temples in India and is believed to have been built in the 6th century CE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Nagara architectural style and is made of sandstone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun Temple, Ranchi, Jharkhand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Sun Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya. It is\u00a0<strong>located in the city of Ranchi in the Indian state of Jharkhand<\/strong>. The temple was built in the 19th century CE\u00a0<strong>by King Birsa Munda.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Dravidian architectural style and is made of sandstone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun Temple, Katarmal, Uttarakhand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Sun Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya. It is\u00a0<strong>located in the village of Katarmal in the Indian state of Uttarakhan<\/strong>d. The temple was built in the 11th century CE by King Ajaypal of the\u00a0<strong>Katyuri dynasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The temple is built in the\u00a0<strong>Nagara architectural style and is made of sandstone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/famous-sun-temple-1024x572.png\" alt=\"famous sun temple\" class=\"wp-image-51702\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2017 8\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below: Answer:&nbsp;(a) 1 only Notes: Famous Sun Temples in India Konark Sun Temple, Odisha Modhera Sun Temple, Gujarat Martand Sun Temple, Jammu and Kashmir Sun Temple, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Surya Narayana Temple, Arasavalli, Andhra Pradesh Surya Pahar Temple, Assam Suryanar Kovil, Tamil Nadu Surya Narayana Temple, Domlur,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[40,43],"years":[56],"class_list":["post-2512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-ancient-history","tag-art-and-culture","years-56"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Ancient History"},{"value":43,"label":"Art and Culture"}],"years":[{"value":56,"label":"2017"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Ancient History","slug":"ancient-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":43,"name":"Art and Culture","slug":"art-and-culture","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":80,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}