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Arasavalli, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh · 18.2879°, 83.9136°
One of the very few Indian temples where Surya remains the presiding deity, founded in the 7th century under the Eastern Ganga king Devendra Varma a kilometre east of Srikakulam. The building standing today is largely the result of 18th-century work, reconstructed in 1778 by Elamanchili Pullaji Panthulu.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The Padma Purana holds that the sage Kasyapa installed the image of Surya here for the welfare of mankind.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Eastern Ganga; rebuilt in the 18th c.
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