Suriyarkoil – Suriyan – Navagraha Temple – Kumbakonam

Navagraha : Suriya – Suriyan – Sun

The navagraha sthala for Suriyan near kumbakonam is Suriyanar Koil.

Suriyanar Kovil is located at Thirumangalakkudi, near Aduthurai. Aduthurai has a railway station. Aduthurai railway station is in Kumbakonam to Mayailaduthurai railway line.
Distance between Aduthurai to Suriyanarkoil – 2-3 km
Distance between Kumbakonam to Suriyanarkoil – 15 km
Distance between Mayiladuthurai to Suriyanarkoil – 21 km

Name of the Main deity : Sri Kasi Viswanathar

Temple Timing: 6.00 Am – 12.30 pm; 4.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Phone Number : 0435-2472349

Pooja material used for pooja/archana: Flower – Senthamarai (Red Lotus); Samithu – Erukku; Dhaniyam (Grain) – Godumai (Wheat); Cloth – Red colour; Dhoop – Sandal; Athi Devatha – Shiva;

Atchi : Simha; Utcham – Mesham; Neecham – Thulam;
Enemy Planets – Sukran and Shani
Friendly Planets – Budha

Festival: Ratha Sapthami, First sunday of Avani, First sunday of Karthikai and Vijayadasami will be celebrated very grandly.

More about Surya : (Thanks Wikipedia and other research texts)

Surya (Devanagari: सूर्य, sūrya) is the chief of Navagrahas.His
chariot is pulled by seven horses. Invoking Gayatri Mantra or
Adityahridayam, recited by the great sage Agastya to Rama on the warfield before the fight with Ravana.are known to please the Surya.

Surya represents soul, will-power, fame, the eyes, general vitality,
courage, kingship, father, highly placed persons and authority. He is
exalted in the sign Mesha(Aries) and is in decline in the sign Tula
(Libra). The strongest placement for Surya is directly overhead in the
10th house, and on the angles (the 1st, 4th and 7th houses). Surya is lord of three nakshatras viz.  Karthigai (Krittika), Uthram or Uthra (Uttara Phalguni) and Uthradam (Uttara Ashadha.)

 आ कृष्णेन् रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्न अमृतं मर्त्यं च ।

हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन ॥ – Rig Veda, book 1,
Hymn 35.

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