GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Shimla
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Solan
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Una
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Hamirpur
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Detailed explanation-1: -Summary. English: This ancient and unique sun temple is situated at “Nirath", 18km from Rampur in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, India. This temple was built in the Nagara style and is one of two temples dedicated to Suryanarayan.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are only 2 sun temples built in India. One is in Konark, Odisha and other in Modhera, Gujarat. This temple has a fantastic architecture, which has a lot of historical stories associated with it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why is Sun temple famous? A: A UNESCO World Heritage site, Konark Sun Temple is famous for its unique architecture. Its geometrical patterns and carved wheels used to serve as sun dials. One can witness three images of Sun God at three directions to catch the rays of the Sun at dawn, noon and sunset.