Sun Temple of Multan | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Multan |
Deity | Surya |
Location | |
Location | Multan |
State | Punjab |
Country | Pakistan |
Architecture | |
Type | Domed. |
The Sun Temple of Multan was a temple dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, in the city of Multan in modern Pakistan. The location of the temple was demolised for building a mosque inside the fort; it is distinct from the Prahladpuri Temple.
The temple commanded significant fame in the subcontinent — as a place of pilgrimage and wealth — under Hindu as well as Islamic rule before being destroyed in the late tenth century. It appears to have been reconstructed, before being purportedly obliterated by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb at some point after 1666.