ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Travel: Sri Surya Narayana Swamy Temple, Domlur, Bangalore

Updated on January 20, 2016

One of the few Sun Temples

You find very few temples dedicated to the Sun God when compared to the other Gods. One of the few is the Surya Narayana Swamy Temple in Domlur, Bangalore. It is located in a calm area, far from the din of traffic. It is very close to the Domlur Venkateswara Swamy temple - less than a kilometer from it. However, at the first look, it did not seem to draw as many visitors.

The most famous of the Sun Temples is the Sun Temple at Konark (near Puri) in Orissa.

How to Reach there

The exact address is: Sri Surya Narayana Swamy Temple, No. 74/1, K.R. Colony, Domlur Layout, Bangalore - 560071.
You have multiple options to reach this place. You can get off at the Domlur Bus Stop and take an Auto - you pay the minimum fare or just walk down.
The following busses reach Domlur Bus stop:

  • From Shivajinagar: 132, 134, (330 ABCD), 331
  • From City Market: 332, 324, 329, 332, 335, 336, 338
  • From Majestic: 62, 131, 131 E, 131 F, 333, 13 (Pushpak)


If you are on your own vehicle, when coming from Marathahalli side (or Manipal Hospital) on the OLD Airport Road, take a left towards the CPWD Quarters. Take a left at the Dead end and take the first right, left at the dead end and right again. You will find an open car park. If you are coming from the MG Road-side, a right turn is NOT allowed at the CPWD quarters. So you will need to take the PREVIOUS right turn (the one that leads to the Domlur Venkeswara Swamy Temple) and then take the internal roads to reach this place.

Route Map from OLD Airport Road

Route Map to Sri Surya Narayana Swamy Temple from OLD Airport Road
Route Map to Sri Surya Narayana Swamy Temple from OLD Airport Road

Sri Surya Narayana Swamy

Photo of Sri Surya Narayana Swamy, the presiding deity of the Temple
Photo of Sri Surya Narayana Swamy, the presiding deity of the Temple | Source

Its Different!

Most temples in Bangalore slowly become a one-stop-shop for all Gods. In the process, they even lose the walking space for devotees. As of now, this temple is different in the following aspects:

  • It still has a large open space and there is no rush of either Gods or devotees.
  • The temple is very neat and clean - sparking clean. Cleaning seems to be a daily routine here
  • There is ample parking, partly attributed to the Kalyana Mantapa (or Marriage Hall) associated with it. A chance visit to the Kalyana Mantapa for a close friend's marriage is how I discovered this beautiful temple.
  • Among the various deities in the temple, most are related to the Sun
  • The temple is not crowded.
  • It does not promise to be a one-stop shop for all deities in the near future.

Just as the ISKON temple in Yeswanthpur has paintings on the inner ceiling, this has paintings on the inner walls. The paintings have a strong Rajasthani flavour - the Painter was either from the North of India or all his models were.

We asked the priest if we could take photos of the paintings outside. The priest politely refused. He however gifted us a Photograph of the presiding deity.

History

This temple was built in the year 1995 by Mr. Reddy. He also built the Kalyana Mantapa. You will find a room with his photos and personal belongings here. There is also a Premier Padmini car in an immovable state, possibly belonged to Mr. Reddy.

About the Kalyana Mantapa

The Kalyana Mantapa (or the Marriage Hall) is spacious - good for about 500 guests, not sure what the rated capacity is. There is ample Car parking for about 30 cars and about 100 bikes. The dining hall is in the basement - the staircase that leads to the dining hall is narrow though. The hand washing place is clean. There are sufficient rooms for the guests. And the temple provides a good getaway.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)