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- Dharmapada is a figure in Odiya folklore.
- He was the son of Bishumaharana, a great architect.
- Maharana was working on the construction of the Sun Temple at Konark.
- The construction was to be completed in 12 years.
- But Maharana was struggling to complete it in 12 years.
- The King would execute Maharana and the 1200 craftsmen if they failed to complete it in the given time.
- That is when Dharmapada approached his father and helped him.
- He single handedly completed the construction in a single night.
- The craftsmen feared that the King would kill them if he got to know a child did the work instead of them so they demanded Dharmapada’s killing.
- His father objected but Dharmapada jumped into the ocean and settled the debate.
