alleryEuropean sailors called the Konark temple by what name in accounts from 1676?
ABlack Pagoda
BGolden Pagoda
CRed Pagoda
DWhite Pagoda
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Black Pagoda
It looked like a dark tiered tower, so sailors called it the Black Pagoda while Puri's Jagannath temple was the White Pagoda.
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