Suriyanar Koil Temple- Suriyan Temple - Sun Temple - Hindu temple in Thiruvidaimaruthur - Thanjavur, India

Suryanar Kovil (also called Suryanar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Hindu Sun-God, Surya, located in Suryanar Kovil, a village near the South Indian town of Kumbakonam Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Suriyanar, the Sun and his consorts Ushadevi and Pratyusha Devi. The temple also has separate shrines for the other eight planetary deities. The temple is considered one of the nine Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu. The temple is one of the few historic temples dedicated to Sun god and is also the only temple in Tamil Nadu which has shrines for all the planetary deities.The present masonry structure was built during the reign of Kulottunga Choladeva (1060-1118 CE) in the 11th century with later additions from the Vijayanagar period. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower and a granite wall enclosing all the shrines of the temple. It is believed that the planetary deities were cursed by Brahma to dwell in Vellurukku Vanam, the white wild flower jungle and were blessed by Shiva to make it their abode to devotees. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and two yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Suryanar Temple is one of the popular Hindu temples dedicated to the Sun God. The temple also houses the consorts of the Sun god goddess Ushadevi and goddess Pratyusha Devi. The temple is popularly known as the Navagraha pooja, Homam and other rituals. The temple has a vast area for the assembly of devotees to perform various rituals. This ancient temple exhibits the Dravidian architecture Koil Temple Timings 6:00 am to 12:30 pm 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Suryanar Kovil is a great place of worship where devotees go to rectify the faults in their planets. A must-visit temple on your trip to Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu. Have a blissful darshan at Suryanar Kovil in Tamilnadu. May the Lord give relief from all your hardships in life and blesses you.

Tourists watch out- Pilgrimage scam center. The temple office is run by scammers. most of the original architecture has been covered up and plastered over with concrete. You can see glimpses of an old Pandiya Gopuram and one of the Gopura has chola imagery. The Rahu / Kethu imagery here is unique also. Lots of beggars near the entrance. People hounding you to give money. Don't buy archana or "Annadhanam" here they don't actually get food for the sanyasi the guy will pretend to go get food and then they will bring the food back to the restaurant to run a scam. Very disappointed in the operations of this temple. None of the temple inscriptions are visible because they have been painted over or covered in concrete. Find a better temple to visit. None of the temple Staff knows about the history or significance of the carvings and they make up nonsense about it.

Suriyanar Koil, the main deity is the lord SUN. This is the first temple in Navagraha order. Guru bahvan is standing in front of SUN. There is an order how we should worship in this temple. I'll upload that in photo section.

Must Visit Temple. It will always be rush. Better to take paid queue for 20 rupees.

Best temple it has navagraha temples around main gopura.. Like our solar system.. We can lit lamps for doshas here

A unique temple for the Sun God of Tanjore District, located near Kumbakonam! The temple is not maintained very well. I must think. The consorts of Sun God are very tiny and found outside the shrine on either side of the doorstep. I don't know why they are not housed next to him, inside the sanctorum itself! I found in Kanchi also, in Jorahareshwar temple, in the shrine of Chithragupt, his consort is outside the shrine, on one side of the doorstep! The Sun God has a horse for a symbol of transport that customarily finds place at a straight line from the main shrine but outside the Ardhamandapam, at the foot of the Dojastumbam! For the name Suryanar Koil has, it easily deserves a better upkeep! I think!

This temple is about 15kms away from Kumbakonam... One of the temples that is part of the Navagraha temple circuit, Suriya Perumal (Sun)... One important feature of the temple is the presence of smaller temples for the other 8 grahas, around the main temple. No entry fee and for darshan, there is an option to have 'special darshan' by paying Rs.20/- and this can help in having a quick darshan... On the way to the temple there are numerous street vendors selling offerings for the Lord and pink lotus flower was the popular offering... Paid parking 30 rupees per vehicle... Temple timing on weekdays 6 am to 12.30 pm and evening 4 to 8.30 pm. Sunday's - 6 AM - 1.30 PM, 4 PM to 8 PM Check out the video on Youtube channel "PriyaaWorld"