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{{short description| Religious Pillar of Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox religious building
|name = Aruna Stambha
|historical name =
|image = Jagannath Temple, Puri 10 - Arun.jpg
|caption = Statue of Aruna (the charioteer of the Sun) on top of the Aruna Stambha in front of the Singhadwara
|location = [[Jagannath Temple]], [[Puri, Odisha]]
|religious_affiliation = Hinduism
|deity = [[Aruna (Hinduism)|Aruna]]
|materials = Chlorite Stone
|height_max = {{convert|34|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|coordinates = {{coord|19.8050|85.8179|display=title,inline}}
|built =
|founded_by = Divyasingha Deva II
}}
'''Aruna Stambha''' (Sun Pillar)<ref name="e3LpN"/><ref name="Behera1996"/> is a sixteen-sided {{convert|34|ft|adj=off}} tall monolithic chlorite stone Pillar having the idol of [[Aruna (Hinduism)|Aruna]] (Charioteer of [[Surya|Sun]]) on the top. It is about {{convert|20|ft|spell=in}} away from the Singhdwara (Lion Gateway) of [[Jagannath Temple]] in Puri.<ref name="Das1994"/>

[[File:Arunastambha.jpg|thumb|left|An image of Aruna Stambha in front of the Jagannath Temple]]

It is an important Landmark of [[Puri]] and the pilgrims and devotees worship it with great reverence. The Stambha has a magnificent base carved with military scenes and other figures. Its Capitol is ornamented by a series of lotus petals. The monolithic shafts nearly in circumference is sixteen sided. Above this are two gradually diminishing square slabs surmounted by the idol of Aruna in the act of praying to the god Sun. The column is about {{convert|10.5|m|order=flip}} in height. The whole Stambha is a monument of great beauty.<ref name="Manti2014" />

==History==
According to [[Madala Panji]], Chronicle of Jagannath Temple, mentioned that the Aruna Stambha was brought from the [[Konark Sun Temple|Konark]] (Sun temple) during the reign of [[Bhoi dynasty|Bhoi]] king ''Dibyasingha Deva II'' by the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] guru 'Brahmachari Gosain' and erected here in front of Singhadwara.<ref name="Das2010"/> In 1815 the artists of [[Colin Mackenzie]] preparing a sketch of the Pillar at Puri on 26 April. The Pillar seems to have been removed to Puri in the last quarter of the 18th century. From the Vedic times, Surya is taken to be identical with [[Vishnu]]. Hence it was quite appropriate to place in front of the temple of Vishnu-Jagannath at Puri.<ref name="Behera2005"/>

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== References ==
<references>

<ref name="Behera1996">
{{cite book
|author=Behera, Karuna Sagar
|year=1996
|title=Konarak: Religion, history, and architecture
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OfDVAAAAMAAJ&q=aruna+stambha
|publisher=Aryan Books International
|isbn=978-81-7305-074-9
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Das1994">
{{cite book
|author=Das, J.P.
|year=1994
|title=Diurnal Rites and Other Poems
|publisher=Sahitya Akademi
|isbn=978-81-7201-533-6
|page=6
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8xA9JTM3C2EC&pg=PA6
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Manti2014">
{{cite book
|author=Manti, J.C.
|date=22 August 2014
|title=The Saga of Jagannatha and Badadeula at Puri (Story of Lord Jagannatha and his temple)
|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
|isbn=978-93-82652-45-8
|page=51
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QweqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA51
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Das2010">
{{cite book
|author=Das, Suryanarayan
|year=2010
|title=Lord Jagannath
|publisher=Sanbun Publishers
|isbn=978-93-80213-22-4
|page=56
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gFn8wSDfSxEC&pg=PA56
}}
</ref>

<ref name="Behera2005">
{{cite book
|author=Behera, Karuna Sagar
|year=2005
|title=Konark – The Black Pagoda
|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
|isbn=978-81-230-2997-9
|page=119
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aNuSDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT119
}}
</ref>

<ref name="e3LpN">
{{cite book
|title=Bonding with the Lord: Jagannath, popular culture and community formation
|date=18 November 2019
|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing
|isbn=978-93-88414-53-1
|page=206
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XN7FDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT206
}}
</ref>

</references> 

[[Category:Jagannath Temple Complex]]
[[Category:Historic sites in Odisha]]
[[Category:Puri]]
[[Category:Surya temples]]

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