The Surya Temple or Surya Mandir is a temple located in Edalhatu village, near Bundu, about 40 km from Ranchi and about 90 km from Jamshedpur (Tata Nagar) in Jhrakhand, on the Tata-Ranchi Highway (NH33). It is a Hindu temple complex dedicated to the Surya Dev.
It is situated on top of a hill. The temple is constructed in the form of huge chariot with elegantly designed eighteen wheels and seven naturalistic horses. The temple also houses several other deities including Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha.
The temple was built by Sanskriti Vihar, a charitable trust, headed by Shri Sita Ram Maroo, the Managing Director of Ranchi Express Group. The foundation stone was laid by Swami Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati on 24 October 1991 and the Prana Pratistha was undertaken by Swami Shri Vamdev Ji Maharaj on 10 July 1994.
The temple does not have an official website.
Locate the temple on the Google Map.