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“I have been making efforts to create a new Konark temple for quite some time. The ruling BJD also extended support to Mohapatra’s plan to create a second Konark temple, but asked Pradhan to refrain from playing politics over Konark temple. A day after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, renowned sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra on Sunday said that his dream of creating a replica of the famous Sun Temple in Konark will now become a reality. Though many people termed his dream project as an impossible job, the art work would pick up now to present the second Sun Temple to the country, Mohapatra said after paying obeisance at Lingaraj Temple here. However, the Union minister should not politicise Konark temple, he said..