Konark Sun Temple — HeritageVista

Mandapa from the east

Historic photograph · exterior · 1880s · High confidence

Photograph from the 1880s by William Henry Cornish showing the Konark Sun Temple mandapa from the east.

William Henry Cornish photographed the mandapa from the east in the 1880s. This is the earliest photograph of Konark stored here.

William Henry Cornish, 1880s. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Konark mandapa from the east, 1880s · Open source

Historic photograph · exterior · 1880s · High confidence

Photograph from the 1880s by William Henry Cornish showing the Konark Sun Temple mandapa from the south.

A second Cornish photograph from the 1880s, taken from the south.

William Henry Cornish, 1880s. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Konark mandapa from the south, 1880s · Open source

Historic photograph · exterior · 1890 · High confidence

Photograph from 1890 showing a carved doorway in the eastern side of the Konark mandapa.

A close view of the eastern doorway, dated 1890. The photographer is not named on this file.

Photographer not named, 1890. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Eastern doorway, Konark mandapa, 1890 · Open source

Historic photograph · exterior · About 1890 · High confidence

Photograph from about 1890 showing a stone elephant at the elephant gateway of the Konark Sun Temple.

Cornish photographed a stone elephant at the elephant gateway about 1890.

William Henry Cornish, about 1890. Public domain, Archaeological Survey of India, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Elephant at the Konark gateway, about 1890 · Open source

Historic photograph · exterior · 1890 · High confidence

Photograph from 1890 showing two stone horses beside the Konark Sun Temple.

Two horse statues near the horse gateway, photographed in 1890. The photographer is not named on this file.

Photographer not named, 1890. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Horse statues, Konark, 1890 · Open source

Historic photograph · exterior · About 1890 · High confidence

Photograph from about 1890 showing the left half of the west side and roof of the Konark mandapa.

Cornish photographed the left half of the west façade and the roof about 1890.

William Henry Cornish, about 1890. Public domain, Archaeological Survey of India, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: West side of the Konark mandapa, about 1890 · Open source

encyclopedia · Retrieved 27 September 2026 · paraphrase

The article identifies the Surya temple at Konark. This record does not copy the building history. The photographs stored here are a separate source.