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Kalapahad or Kala Pahar was a Muslim General of the Bengal Sultanate under the reigning Karrani Dynasty, who is mentioned in the Mughal Empire records as the one who attacked Puri Jagannath Temple with his army to tear down the Konark temple. His original name was Rajiblochan Ray, who was a pious Vaishnava Brahmin.They are also notoriously related to the partly destruction of Sun Temple Konark. However, the general Kalapahad and his army may not have been only ones entirely responsible. Other texts state that the temple was sacked several times by Muslim armies between the 15th and 17th centuries.