Sun Temple Multan
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Sun Temple Multan was an ancient and historically renowned Hindu temple in Multan (in present-day Pakistan) dedicated to the worship of the sun god Surya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sun Temple Multan canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient temple
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Hindu temple ⓘ Sun temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Multan’s historical title “City of the Sun”
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Sun worship in the Punjab region ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Indic sun worship ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early medieval period ⓘ |
| function |
Place of pilgrimage
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Ritual worship center ⓘ |
| governance | Received patronage from local rulers in early medieval period ⓘ |
| heritageType | Religious heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Medieval India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Important Hindu religious center before and during early Islamic rule in Multan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Great wealth and endowments
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Pilgrimage site ⓘ Religious importance in early medieval period ⓘ Worship of the sun god Surya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Multan
NERFINISHED
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Present-day Pakistan ⓘ Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| materialCulture | Idol of the sun god Surya (historically described) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Accounts of early Arab geographers
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Al-Biruni’s writings ⓘ Medieval Islamic chronicles ⓘ |
| regionImportance | One of the most famous sun temples of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| status | Destroyed ⓘ |
| worshipDeity | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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