Arasavalli Sun Temple

Arasavalli Sun Temple
Arasavilli Sri Suryanarayanamurty Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictSrikakulam
DeitySurya
FestivalsRatha Saptami, Maha Shivaratri
Location
LocationArasavalli
StateAndhra Pradesh
CountryIndia
Arasavalli Sun Temple is located in Andhra Pradesh
Arasavalli Sun Temple
Location of Arasavalli in Andhra Pradesh
Geographic coordinates18°17′17″N 83°54′49″E / 18.287929°N 83.913635°E / 18.287929; 83.913635
Architecture
TypeKalinga architecture
CreatorDevendra Varma
Completed7th century CE

Arasavalli Sun Temple is a temple for Lord Surya, the solar deity, at Arasavalli in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Arasavalli Village 1 km east of Srikakulam. It is believed that the temple was built in 7th century CE by King Devendra Varma, a great ruler of Eastern Ganga Dynasty of Kalinga.[1] The present structure is largely a result of 18th-century renovations.[2][3][4] The temple was built in Rekha deula style of Kalinga Architecture like Puri Jagannath temple of Odisha. This temple is considered one of the oldest sun temples in India.[citation needed] The temple is one of the two major (remaining out of three, as the third temple was destroyed by Sikandar Shah Miri) temples who worship Lord Surya in India. The other two are the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha and Martand Sun Temple, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory).

  1. ^ "Historical Importance of the Temple". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Suryanarayana Temple at Arasavalli". www.templenet.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kasturi, Prema (2007). South India Heritage: An Introduction. East West Books (Madras). ISBN 978-81-88661-64-0.