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{{Infobox Hindu temple|name=Navagraha Surya Mandir|native_name=नवग्रह सूर्य मंदिर|native_name_lang=mai|deity=Lord Suryanarayana|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]|festivals=Chhath Puja|location=Mangaldham, Bajapatti|district=Sitamarhi district|state=Bihar|country={{flag|India}}|designated=Surya Mandir}}<br />
'''Navagraha Surya Mandir''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: नवग्रह सूर्य मंदिर) is a ''Surya Mandir'' at the [[Hindus|Hindu]] shrine ''Mangaldham'' in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=लोक आस्थ:बाजपट्टी के प्रखंड मुख्यालय स्थित मंगलाधाम में स्थापित है नवग्रह सूर्य मंदिर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/sitamarhi/news/navagraha-sun-temple-is-established-in-mangaladham-located-in-the-block-headquarters-of-bajpatti-129094689.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref> It is located in the town of [[Bajpatti Assembly constituency|Bajapatti]] in the [[Sitamarhi district]] of the [[Bihar]] state in [[India]]. Here there is a statue of [[Surya|Lord Suryanarayana]] having the images of all the nine [[Navagraha|grahas]] (planets) of the Surya family, which are worshiped daily by the priests of the temple. The festival of [[Chhath|Chhath Puja]] is a major festival celebrated in the campus of the temple.<ref>{{Cite news |title=नवग्रह मंदिर में छठ पर्व पर भगवान सूर्य देव की विशेष पूजा-अर्चना की गई |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/sitamarhi/news/special-worship-of-lord-surya-dev-was-done-on-chhath-festival-in-navgrah-temple-132876236.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CoronaVirus: कोरोना वायरस से बचने को बिहार के इस मंदिर में भगवान ने भी पहन लिया मास्क - CoronaVirus Effect In Bihar statue of god also wearing mask in sitamarhi temple |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/sitamarhi-coronavirus-effect-in-bihar-statue-of-god-also-wearing-mask-in-sitamarhi-temple-20139501.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=प्रखंडों में हर्षोल्लास के साथ मनी छठ - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/sitamarhi-chhath-celebrated-with-joy-in-divisions-14999036.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
During the festival of [[Chhath|Chhath Puja]], the temple is decorated richly. A grand ''Maha Arati'' of [[Surya|Lord Surya]] is performed here in the morning during the festival, in which a large number of devotees participate.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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In the campus of the temple, apart from the statue of Navagraha Surya, there are statues of Maa Mangala Gauri, [[Bhairava|Kaal Bhairava]], Sankat Mochan, [[Vishvakarma|Vishwakarma]], Ram Janaki, Radha Krishna, Shankar-Parvati, Kartik, [[Ganesha]], Riddhi-Siddhi, Nandi, [[Bharat Mata]], [[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]], [[Saraswati|Mahasaraswati]], ''Panchmukh Gayatri'' and ''Panch Shakti Peeth'' are also installed.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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