Surya Mandir

Big climb to a small temple

The Sun Temple or Surya Mandir is a Hindu temple located hill on the Aravali Hills to the east of Jaipur. I heard it was a popular pilgrimage site, so I decided to take an auto to the foothills of Ara...

The building is nothing special but the view is worth the effort

The building is ok, nothing from another planet, a temple like many and there are some more monumental then this one. But the thing that is worth the effort is the view - the entire Jaipur on your han...

Worth the climb

Surya Mandir or Sun Temple is inaccessible by car and us quite a steep climb but worth the effort. You will see many monkeys eating bananas, nuts or anything else you give them to eat. We also saw goa...

Check the opening times before you climb up the hill

Combine this visit with a walk around the adjacent Royal Gaitor, but check the opening times as I climbed up the hill only to find the temple was closed. However, no matter as the views are impressiv...

Lord surya

This temple is dedciated to Lord Sun and beautifully built.. you shall Visit it when you go to galataji as it's on walking disctance.. avoiding duing peak summer as it's too hot to handle