The Founding Story
Surya Mandir Borsad was built in 1974 and formally registered as a public charitable trust in 1977 at Nadiad. The temple's origin is rooted in a remarkable story of divine manifestation that took place in 1972: Lord Surya Narayan is said to have first revealed himself through a five-month-old infant who was otherwise unable to speak. In the presence of his parents in Navaran Society, Borsad, the divine presence is said to have appeared as a mark of kumkum (vermilion), inspiring the family and the local community to build a temple in the Sun God's honour.
The local community rallied behind this vision, and the mandir was raised in Borsad as a symbolic spiritual temple in the Sun God's honour. The temple was designed and engineered by a local architect and engineer. The main shikhara rises roughly 121 feet, and above the entrance sits one of the temple's most recognisable images: Surya Narayan riding his chariot drawn by seven horses, flanked by a radiant sun disc.
Today, the mandir remains an active centre of worship and community life, hosting around 50 Yagyas and 37 Kathas each year, and offering free meals and lodging to visiting pilgrims, in keeping with the temple's spirit of seva. Read more about this ongoing work on the Seva & Charity page.
Milestones
The Divine Manifestation
Lord Surya Narayan is said to have appeared through an infant at his family's home in Navaran Society, Borsad — the event that inspired the temple's construction.
Construction of the Mandir
A symbolic spiritual temple was built in Borsad, with a local architect and engineer leading the design and construction.
Registered as a Public Trust
The temple was formally registered as a public charitable trust at Nadiad, formalising its role as a community and religious institution.
A Thriving Centre of Devotion
The mandir hosts daily aartis, around 50 yagyas and 37 kathas a year, and welcomes pilgrims with free meals and lodging — rated 4.6★ by over 2,100 visitors on Google.