Umga Sun Temple Madanpur

UMGA SUN TEMPLE

Madanpur, Aurangabad, Bihar, India

God

The main diety of this temple is Lord Surya.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit area October to December.

Weather

Highest - April to June (45°C during day and 35°C during night)Average - May (35°C during the day and 25°C during night)Lowest - December to (26°C during day and 21°C during night)Monsoon season - August to October

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Imamganj Main Bus Stand	55 KM	18004253266
Rafiganj Railway Station	33 KM	139
Gaya Airport	58 KM	06312210129

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Rafiganj Railway Station	33 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Gaya Airport	58 KM	06312210129

Architecture

In terms of its architecture, the temple bears resemblance to the Sun temple built at Deo. Square granite blocks are used to built the magnificent Vaishnava Temple. Garbha Gudi has its measures of its length 68.60 feet x 53 feet and Uchoi 60 feet. Apart from this, there is also the Mandap which is supported by the curious monolithic pillars. All sculptures and inscriptions are made of black stone, which is excellent specimen of the Palanquin statue art.

Religious Significance

Traditionally it is mentioned in Hindu mythology, Krishna's son, Samba is considered one of the twelve Sun Temples built. In addition to the story of Samba with this temple, here was the Goddess Aditya, according to a story about the worship temple, the first Devasur Sangram when the gods were defeated at the hands of the Asuras, then God Mata Aditi worshiped the sixth maaya in Devaranya for the achievement of a bright son. Then, pleased, the sixth Maya gave a boon to him as a perfect grand child. After this Aditya Bhagwan, the trinity of the son of Aditi, who conquered the gods on Asurus. It is said that from the same time the name of this Dham was done in the name of Dev Sansana Shashthi Devi and the practice of Chhath started. Extra Purvarva all and Siva Bhakta monks have different stories of Mali-Sumali also show different reasons and times of its creation.

History

Historians estimate the time for the construction of this temple to be in the middle of the 7th century A.D. by Raja Bhairavendra.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	06:00 AM - 12:30 PM	04:00 PM - 07:00 AM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757