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Son et Lumière to Begin at Konark Sun Temple

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4 years ago

A Son et Lumiere, or a sound and light show, will soon begin at Odisha’s famous 13th century Sun Temple at Konark in a bid to ramp up tourist footfalls to the state.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has already identified the site for the show at Konark, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There was delay in the execution of the sound and light show at the Sun Temple. However, they (ASI) have already selected the site and work for the show would start soon at Konark.
Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda

He said the operationalization of the show would increase tourist inflow to the Black Pagoda, as the main Temple was called ages back by European sailors, for whom it formed an important landmark on their coastal voyage.

The project would be implemented by the Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) and the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), he said.

Project Details

Notably, the state tourism department has already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ITDC for executing sound and light shows at Khandagiri-Udayagiri twin hills, Peace Pagoda at Dhauli and the Konark Sun Temple with an investment of nearly Rs 19 crore.

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While the project has already been implemented at Dhauli, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the one at Khandagiri-Udayagiri will be taken up at a cost of Rs 6.15 crore and the one at Konark at a cost of Rs 6.06 crore.

The contract to execute the project has been awarded to TricolorIndia Schauspiel Private Limited, the India branch of the UK-based Projection Studio, which executed a similar project at Dhauli.

The sound and light show, to be designed with 3D projection mapping technology, will be presented in three languages – English, Hindi and Odia. Noted artists from Odia cinema industry and Bollywood will render their voices for the show, an ASI official said.

The ASI will only give permission for the show in the temple premises. The state government has submitted a proposal and the Director General of ASI would take the final call.
A.K. Patel, ASI superintendent

Last month, the officials of ASI, ITDC and Odisha tourism department had visited the Sun Temple to identify the place for implementing the project.

Crumbling Sculpture at Konark

The Konark Sun Temple, constructed by Raja Narasinghs Deva-I of the Ganga Dynasty, is regarded as one of the most stunning monuments of religious architecture in the world, and presents the high-water mark of Kalinga architecture.

The temple was designed in the shape of a colossal chariot with seven horses and 24 wheels, carrying the Sun God across the heavens.

Under the crackling wheels of past events, the Sun Temple has lost its sanctum sanctorum, but the remaining structure and the ruins around it still stand majestically on the sandy coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Foreign Tourists at Konark

The tourism minister informed that while thousands of domestic tourists visit every day, a total of 493 foreigners had come to the site in 2015.

The foreign tourists are mainly from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, the UAE and the US.

Courtesy: The Times of India

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