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[[File:Biranchinarayana Temple wooden work.jpg|thumb|Wooden carvings in the Biranchinarayan Temple]]<br />
The '''Biranchi Narayan Sun Temple''', also known as the ''Abode of Viranchinarayana'' or the ''Wooden Konark'', is a [[Hindu Temple]] located in the town of [[Buguda]] in [[Ganjam District|Ganjam]], [[Orissa, India|Odisha]]. It is the second [[Surya]] temple constructed in Odisha, after the famous [[Konark]] Sun Temple.<br />
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==Construction==<br />
The temple was renovated by King Srikara Bhanjadeva in 1790. The presiding deity at the temple is Biranchi Narayan or [[Surya]] in the combination of Hindu trinity {{clarify|date=May 2013}}, whose image was recovered from ruins at Maltigad. The imagery also features a chariot driven by seven horses with one wheel on its left side, with [[Aruṇa]] as the chariot's driver.<br />
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The roof of the temple is constructed on a total of 46 pillars and contains intricate wood designs. Unlike the Konark temple, which faces east, the Birachi Narayan Sun Temple faces west. Consequently, while at Konark sun rays of the rising sun shine on the installed Surya, at the Biranchi Narayan Temple the rays of the setting sun fall on Surya's feet.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}<br />
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===Wooden Konark===<br />
As per the desire of the king, the main God [[icon]] of the temple is made in wood. According to a legend, the stone image of the [[Surya]] is constructed off the main wooden image of Lord Surya.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
*[[Ratha Saptami]], during the month of [[Maagha]]<br />
*[[Samba Dashami]], during the month of [[Pausha]]<br />
*Every Sunday, [[Sankranti]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Orissa/Biranchi-Narayan-Temple-35810.htm Buguda temple] at India9.com<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101222051310/http://ignca.nic.in/asp/all.asp?projectid=orgnjm0030001 Images of Biranchi Narayan] at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts<br />
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