Monday, 26 November 2018

Chhath puja in India , World and Sun Temples around world Part 4. Temples in Bihar.






                                           
                                           Deo Sun Temple, Aurangabad, Bihar.

                                          

                                 Ular Sun Temple, Patna. Among 12 Sun Temples of India.


Bihar: Deo Sun Temple – 
This is one of the remarkable and notable temple and religious place in Bihar. 

It is a 100-ft tall structure, with an umbrella-like top. 

The important custom of worshipping the Sun God and taking bath in its Brahma Kund dates back to the era of King Ayel. 

The temple is very old and very well built. 

It is a mix of nagara art of design and other contemporary art of designs.


Deo is located 10-km to the southeast of Aurangabad. 

The main structure is a beautifully carved ornamental, pyramid shaped stone built shikhara .
The frontal section and the courtyard is built in later period. 

Presently there are three idols (Vishnu, Surya and Avalokitesawara) at the sanctum which are not the original presiding deity. 

Outside the main sanctum in the front hall section there are three broken idols kept as it is not the custom to worship a broken deity. 

One of the broken sculptures is of Surya (the Sun God) sculpture with seven horses, and one Uma- Maheshwara idol and the other is of Vishnu. 

There is also one Shivlinga and a Ganesha sculpture. 

An ancient inscription stone is installed at the interior of the temple. 

This temple is considered very auspicious to visit on the festival of Chatth puja / Adra Nakshatra tithi on Sundays. 

The Surya Kund is about a km away where the offerings for the rituals are made.

The two tanks on either side of the road, known as Rudra Kund (left) and Surya Kund (Right) are believed to cure leprosy and other acute ailments.



Ular Sun Temple, Patna. Among 12 Sun Temples of India.


This is the temple where Lord God Krishna’s Son became cured. 

He was suffering from Leprosy. Krishna told him to go and pray Sun in the water of Ganga. 
After a long worshiping he gets cured. Its close to Bihar's state capital Patna. 

A very sacred place .
 

 

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