Draft:Sitamarhi Surya Mandir

Sitamarhi Surya Mandir
Sitamarhi Surya Mandir
सीतामढ़ी सूर्य मंदिर
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Sitamarhi district
Deity	Lord Suryanarayana
Festivals	Chhath Puja
Location
Location	Pundrik Ashram
State	Bihar
Country	India
Architecture
Founder	Pundrik Rishi

Sitamarhi Surya Mandir (Maithili: सीतामढ़ी सूर्य मंदिर) is an ancient Surya Mandir established by the Vedic sage Pundrika.^[1] It is located at Punauradham believed to be the manifestation place of Goddess Sita in the Sitamarhi district of the Mithila region in the state of Bihar in India.

History

According to legend, it is believed that the Vedic sage Pundarika established a divine Pinda (symbolic representation of body of the sun god) here in his ashram. Since then Lord Surya is being worshiped here. In the early times, devotees used to worship only the Peetha made by Pundarik Rishi. In the modern times, during the years 1985-1986, the Mahant of the present temple, with the help of the local residents started building a temple at that place where the divine Pinda was established by the sage. The temple was established in the year 1991. In the temple a statue of Lord Surya was also installed.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "तलाब के पूरब में सूर्य मंदिर स्थापित है:पुनाैरा का प्राचीन कालीन स्थापित सूर्य मंदिर बना आस्था का केंद्र". Dainik Bhaskar.
^ "चैती छठ पर सीतामढ़ी के पुनौरा धाम में लगता है मेला, मां सीता से जुड़ी है कहानी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
^ "छठ पर्व पर आस्था का केंद्र बना सूर्य मंदिर". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[1] "तलाब के पूरब में सूर्य मंदिर स्थापित है:पुनाैरा का प्राचीन कालीन स्थापित सूर्य मंदिर बना आस्था का केंद्र". Dainik Bhaskar.

[2] "चैती छठ पर सीतामढ़ी के पुनौरा धाम में लगता है मेला, मां सीता से जुड़ी है कहानी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[3] "छठ पर्व पर आस्था का केंद्र बना सूर्य मंदिर". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

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