Konark: the iron idol that 'floated' and the 52-ton magnet the Portuguese suppos

Odia here, been to Konark a dozen times since school trips. The Sun Temple, 13th century, built as Surya's giant stone chariot with the famous wheels. UNESCO site, gorgeous, half-collapsed. the legend the guides love: the main idol of Surya was made with iron content and it FLOATED in mid-air insid……