Arasavalli Sun Temple
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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).
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Arasavalli Sun Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Srikakulam |
Deity | Surya |
Festivals | Ratha Saptami, Maha Shivaratri |
Location | |
Location | Arasavalli |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 18.287929°N 83.913635°E / 18.287929; 83.913635 |
Architecture | |
Type | Kalinga architecture |
Creator | Devendra Varma |
Completed | 7th century CE |