Surya Temple, Devka, Rajasthan

Surya Temple, Devka, Rajasthan

Surya Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Surya located in Devka Village in Sheo Tehsil in Barmer District in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. This temple was built in 13^th century CE. The temple is one of the state protected monuments in Rajasthan declared by Archaeological Survey of India.

The Temple

This temple is facing towards east and stands over raised platform. The temple follows panchayatana style of architecture. Panchayatana is an architectural style where the main shrine is surrounded by smaller subsidiary shrines at the four corners and making it a total of five shrines. The traces of south eastern and northern eastern shrines can be seen while south western and north western shrines are completely lost. The temple consists of sanctum, antrala, sabha mandapa with lateral transepts and entrance porch.

The sabha mandapa and entrance porch is completely enclosed by a parapet wall on all sides except the entrances. The parapet wall has a seating arrangement in the interior. The sanctum enshrines an image of Surya. The shikara over the sanctum follows nagara style of architecture. The exterior of the temple is decorated with floral motifs and geometric patterns. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu situated opposite to the Surya temple. This shrine consists of sanctum and mukha mandapa. The sanctum is crowned with nagara style shikara.

Connectivity

The temple is located at about 20 Kms from Sheo, 75 Kms from Barmer, 75 Kms from Barmer Railway Station, 84 Kms from Jaisalmer and 236 Kms from Jodhpur Airport. The temple is situated on Barmer to Jaisalmer route.

Location