About
The Sun temple of Deo is one of the most popular temples in Bihar. The Temple is unique as it faces west, the setting sun not the usual rising sun.Sun Temple of deo 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.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
Location
Deo is located 10-km to the southeast of Aurangabad, As per the geographical data,
geographical location: Aurangabad, Bihar, India, Asia
geographical coordinates: 24° 39' 0" North, 84° 26' 0" East
History
It is said that once Lord Vishwakarma was told to build temples in one night.
And this very temple was built that night. But historically the Temple of deo, is believed to have been built by Bhairvendra Singh, a Chandravanshi king of Umga.
The holy Sunland of deo is also the place of historical importance where tourist can find ruins of ancient forts mainly built in the era of the king Raja Jagannath Singh.
His empire was the time when deo, bloomed into the great location. His main administration centre was located in “Kanchanpur” village, almost 3-4 kms south of Deo,
the other place that is an attraction to the tourists are forests and the baba Siddhanath’s temple, located on the bodla peak near the village of Bara Khurd.
The forest here have the well maintained greenery and in history, it was the place where the king and his ministers went for hunting.
