Suraj Kund Temple

The Multan Sun Temple, also known as the Aditya Sun Temple, was an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Surya also called Aditya.nnThe original Sun Temple at Multan is said to have been built by Samba, son of Lord Krishna.nnThe city of Multan may get its name from the Sanskrit name for the Sun idol and Sun temple, Mulasthana.nnThe Sun Temple at Multan( earlier known as Kashyapapura) have been attributed to Samba.nnThe Sun Temple is also mentioned by Greek Admiral Skylax, who passed through the area in 515 BC. Multan, earlier known as Kashyapapura, and its temple are also mentioned by Herodotus.nnHsuen Tsang is said to have visited the temple in 641 AD, and described an idol of the Sun God made of pure gold with eyes made from large red rubies.nnGold, silver and gems were abundantly used in its doors, pillars and shikhara. Thousands of Hindus regularly went to Multan to worship the Sun God. Hsuen Tsang is also said to have seen several devadasis (“dancing girls“) in the temple.nnTravelers like Hsuen Tsang, Istakhari and others, mentioned other idols in their travelogue, saying that that the idols of Shiva and Buddha were also installed in the temple.nnAl-Baruni visited Multan in the 10th Century AD and left a glowing description of it; however, the temple is said to have been finally destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026 AD.nnAl-Baruni wrote that the temple in Multan was never visited by Hindu pilgrims in the 11th century because it was completely destroyed by that time and never rebuilt.nnMultan's Sun Temple was noted to have accrued the early Muslim rulers large tax revenues from Hindu pilgrims. By some accounts, the temple accrued 30% of the state's revenues. Offerings brought by Hindu pilgrims, which were often very valuable, were forfeited to the city's rulers who used, sold, or gave the items away. During these early centuries of Islamic rule, the temple withstood local Islamic hostilities and still attracted Hindus from far and wide even after the Ghaznavids captured the region, which showed a strong Hindu presence still remaining in the area.nnAt present, Nothing much survives from the temple anymore, and no concentrated efforts are made to do major excavations to identify the lost temple.nnI hope some day we realise and recognise our shared heritage sites as our own irrespective of our differences of all kinds. Heritage is not limited to one community, it's History of the land and should be preserved be it temple, mosque, church or a Gurudwara Sahib so that present and future generations can learn and benefit from it.nnPC: PinterestnInformation sources:nWikipedia, SpeakingtreenRising#Pakistan#ud83cuddf5ud83cuddf0❤ufe0f

Ohh my god , I am totally depressed when I see the condition of ancient Treasury , ohh.my god ... One I request to the people of pakistan pls save this temple because this site became a developed as a tourism.nI am hindu , I know that one time in past this temple was very magnificent.and well designed.

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Sun Temple of Mulasthana (Multan) , Pakistan .nnLocated in the historical city of Multan, the Sun temple was first mentioned in the accounts of the Greek admiral Skylax in 515 BC, during the invasion of northern India. Later in the 7th Century, a Chinese pilgrim called Hsuen Tsang also records details of an opulent temple in the famous city of Mulasthana, mentioning with awe its golden idol of the Sun God and it's golden idol of the Sun God and its dancing girls. The city of Multan, now located in the province of Punjab, makes its appearance in historical chronicles under different names, including Mulasthana, which is derived from Sanskrit words Mula and Sthana, meaning ‘original-adobe‘.nnThere are twelve Sun Temples located throughout the Indian subcontinent, believed by Hindus to have been constructed by Samba, son of Hindu God Krishna. The one in Multan is the oldest among them. The Sun Temple is said to have been the biggest temple of the city, attracting pilgrims from far off lands. The importance of this site is evident from the fact that Multan was given its name based on the presence of the Sun Temple and Sun God. It is also a reminder of the deep historical association the city had with Hinduism.nnWhen the Muslim(Arab) conqueror Muhammad bin Qassim reached Multan in 712 AD, the Sun Temple had already existed for over a century. It was a famous and venerated pilgrimage site, forming an important link in the chain of twelve Sun Temples. Perhaps recognising the importance it held, the temple, although stripped of all its gold and valuables, was not destroyed by the invaders. In the 10th century, Al-Biruni also visited the building during his journey throughout India and gave a glowing description of it. In his book ‘Tarikhu’l-Hind’, which chronicles his journey, Al-Biruni writes:nn“A famous idol of theirs was that of Multan, dedicated to the sun, and therefore called Aditya. It was of wood and covered with red Cordovan leather; in its two eyes were two red rubies. It is said to have been made in the last Kritayuga. the time which has since elapsed amounts to 216,432 years. When Muhammad Ibn Alkasim Ibn Alinunabbih conquered Multan, he in-quired how the town had become so very flourishing and so many treasures had there been accumulated, and then he found out that this idol was the cause, for there came pilgrims from all sides to visit it.” (Al Biruni’s India, Page 116, Abu Rihan Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Biruni al-Khwarizmi, Tarikhu’l-Hind)nnTowards the end of the 10th century, the temple was destroyed, and later rebuilt and restored. This rebuilt temple received thousands of worshippers until the 17th Century, when it was destroyed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. After that, the building existed only in ruins, completely lost to obscurity until it was traced and marked on the map during British colonisation. In 1992, during a time of extreme religious tension between India and Pakistan, the temple was again attacked by a mob, inflicting even greater damage to a structure already in ruin .nThe ruins of the temple are now located in the walled city of Multan, next to the shrine of the Muslim saint Bahauddin Zakariya.nnMultan is known as the ‘city of saints’ due to the hundreds of sufi Muslim shrines throughout the city. The Sun Temple now only exists in ruins, overshadowed by the well-preserved Muslim sites located in its vicinity. Evidence of the presence of an ancient grand temple at this location now only exists in history books.nnThe Sun Temple is a testament to how cultural heritage sites fall victim to religious conflicts. A centuries-old place of worship, that has been praised in several historical narratives, now exists as a ghost of the past, overlooked and completely neglected by the authorities and public alike. The site where the grand temple once existed now suffers from encroachment. It is put to use very rarely, for the purpose of pitching tents for the Muslim pilgrims that come to Multan for the Urs (death anniversary) of the saints in the surrounding shrines. Major portions of the temple have bee

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