Sun Temple Deo History

Sun Temple Deo History, Timings, Route

The Surya Mandir / Sun Temple is situated in a small town named Dev which is about the Aurangabad. Dev is at a distance of 180 kilometres away from Patna the capital city of Bihar. Dev means Bhagwan (Hindi) ; god, the original name of  Dev is Surya Nagari Dev which means the residence of  Sun god. The Puranas clearly explains the existence of the Dev Sun Temple. According to the Puranas the Dev Sun Temple was constructed in Treta Yug it is estimated that the Sun Temple of  Dev is 9,50,000 year old.

Many legends say that King Ela of  Prayaga  (Allahabad) was suffering from leprosy. Suddenly on one fine day King Ela came near the Sun temple of Deo, the King Ela asked his supportive for water to drink. The King’s supportive went to a pond and brought some water. King Ela took the water, suddenly a miracle happened. The pond water drops fell on the King’s body and those particular areas were cured out of leprosy. The King was shocked and went to the pond and he dipped in the pond water and his disease (leprosy) was cured.

King Ela had a dream on the night when he had a dip in the pond water, in the dream the King saw that the pond has three idols of Sun god in the form of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. And the Sun god suggested him to construct a temple. The King followed his dream and built the Sun Temple with a beautiful architecture. The Sun Temple ranges about 101 feet long. The temple architecture was done by the Lord Vishwakarma. The ancient stories say that the Sun Temple was built in a single day, the three idols (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv) of Sun god were placed in the temple. The Sun god appears in 3 forms in this temple Udayachal, Modhachal and Astachal Surya.

In ancient days this temple had a threat from the enemies, that they would destroy this temple. The temple priests pleaded them no to break the temple. They placed a condition in front of the priests that if the temple main door shifts/moves to the west side then they would not destroy. And in the morning the miracle was seen, the temple main doors were shifted they were facing toward west rather than east. This is the only temple facing towards west. People say this all because of the power of Sun god, due to which the temple doors or opening is shifted toward the west side.

Highlights :

• The Only Sun Temple Facing Towards West.
• The temple shows three forms of the Sun God (Udayachal, Madhyachal and Astachal Surya) the Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
• Black and White’s stones were used in the temple construction.
• The temple top (Shikar / Gopuram) composed of golden Kalash.

Sun Temple Deo Timings

All Days Of The Week6.00 am to 8.00 pm

Sun Temple Deo Address:

Surya Mandir, Deo, Aurangabad-Bihar – 824202

Sun Temple Deo Festivals:

Chhath Puja  – October /November to December- March to April

Note :Ardra Nakshatra & Sundays temple is crowded with devotees.

• CHHATH PUJA / SURYA SHASHTI :

          The Chhath Puja also called Surya Shashti is celebrated as a gratitude to the Sun god. It is celebrated on the 6^th day of the Kartik month according to the Hindu Lunar calendar that basically falls in the months of October / November of the Gregorian calendar. During Chhath Puja the devotees fast for 36 hours and pay penance to the Sun god. The Chhath Puja is a four-day celebration, each day a different kind of customs are followed.

How to reach Sun Temple Deo?

BY ROAD :·       Aurangabad Central Bus Stand (nearest) – 1373.2 Km ·       Taxis and Cars for hire are more convenient

BY TRAIN :·       Baghoi kusa (nearest) –  40 Km

BY AIR :·       Aurangabad airport  (nearest) – 1,363.9 Km