Konark
Odisha
(Kolkata & The East)
The charming town of Konark rests on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in the state of Odisha. Its name Kona and Arka indicate the angle of the sun in the shrine of the Sun God that the town is famous for. Tourists from all over the world are drawn to the magnetism of the 13th-century shrine that is now a World Heritage Site.