"Krishna’s son, Samba, was said to have instituted Sun worship. The Samba Purana stated that Samba was cured of leprosy due to his devotion to Surya. As a mark of thankfulness, he constructed the Sun temple at Multan. According to the Bhavishya Purana, the name Adyasthana was used for the temple Samba built. Adya could well have been a corruption of the word Aditya or Sun (Cunningham 2006: 196- 199; Hasan 2008: 86). The Bhavishya Purana also mentioned the existence of a golden image of Surya. The ancient belief in the origins of Multan validated its importance at the dawn of Indian history.’"
Multan Sun Temple

January 1, 1970

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