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GK QUESTION#1422

The Sun Temple at Konark was built under the rule of which dynasty?

  1. APandya Dynasty
  2. BPallava Dynasty
  3. CRashtrakuta Dynasty
  4. DEastern Ganga DynastyCorrect answer
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D. Eastern Ganga Dynasty

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Eastern Ganga Dynasty. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Sun temple at Konark in Puri district, Odisha. This temple is attributed to King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is dedicated to the God Surya.

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