Fifteen tourists visiting the Sun
Temple at Konârak, on the shores of
the Bay of Bengal, suffered bee stings this week, after
being swarmed by bees reportedly angered by monkeys' destruction of their
beehive on the temple grounds.
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| Sun Temple, Konarak (credit: Ajaydubedi)
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Authorities closed its ticket counters following the swarming,
which was the second incident in as many days. Built in the 13th century CE,
the temple is outstanding for its scale, architecture and art, and features a
remarkable representation of the sun god Surya's chariot. The temple was
inscribed as a world heritage site in 1984.
Undoubtedly tourists unable to enter the site are hoping
that the temple's errant bees will be quickly rehoused.
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