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. Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 Temple The temple of Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 is situated in the northern side inner enclosure or Kurma-bedha of the Jagannatha temple complex. It is exactly located close to the east of Lak峁�mi temple and also adjacent to the east of the Navagraha temple 25 The temple of Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 (Dharma r膩ja) contains three parts contiguous to each other.26 According to J.B. Padhi the present Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 temple was earlier dedicated to Indra devat膩 whose image is found inside the sanctum. 27 G.C. Tripathy states that the temple was also originally the seat of Dharma devat膩. 28 It is the only single shrine of Surya devat膩 in the temple complex of Lord Jagannatha. From the religious point of view, this temple has some importance in the cultural history of Orissa. Those devotees, who come to visit Lord Jagannatha, have also to visit Surya devata of the temple complex. The temple of Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 consists of three structures such as vim膩na, jagamohana and n膩taman岣峚pa. All the structures of the temple are built in sand stones, locally called as Bau岣穉m膩l膩 patharas. It faces to east. The presence the Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 temple in the premises of Lord Jagannatha temple suggests that the worship of Sun god was popular in k峁�etra during the medieval period. Art And Architecture of the Temple:- Vim膩na:- The vim膩na of the Surya-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 temple is a rekh膩 de岣穟a and its height is about 55 feet from the surface of the temple complex. It has four vertical parts such as pista, b膩岣峚, gandi and mastaka. The structure of the vim膩na is sapta-ratha in plan. It stands on a low platform of 2陆 feet high. The pista or the platform of the vim膩na consists of three horizontal mouldings, which are relieved with scroll-works, flower designs and j膩li works. The base of the pi峁�ta is square of 35 feet on each side. The b膩岣峚 is panc膩nga type i.e. having five component parts such as p膩bh膩ga, ta岣穉 j膩ngha, bandhan膩, upper j膩ngha and bara峁囜笉a. The p膩bh膩ga consists of conventional mouldings of khur膩, kumbha, patt膩, k膩ni and basanta. The intervening recesses of the p膩bh膩ga are relieved with scroll works, j膩li works, flower medallions, creeper with flower devices and n膩ga pilasters. The pagas of the tala j膩ngha are decorated with kh膩khar膩 mundis, which contain the figures of asta dikp膩岣穉s and the royal 303