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...

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...

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...