Charles Vernald A.

Juan History of Architecture III

Archi 2E Ar. Paolo Andrew Hasegawa

Plate No. 1 Consultation

INDIA: Somnath Mahadev Temple (Hinduist)

Somnath’s first temple is said to have existed 2000 years ago. Is. In 649 AD, King Maitre of Vallabhini
built a second temple in place of the temple and renovated it. In 725, the old ruler of Sindh took his army
and attacked the temple and destroyed the temple. Pratishtha King Nag Bhatt II constructed the temple for
the third time in 815 using a red stone (sandstone) stone. In 1026, Mahmud Ghazni lent the precious
jewels and property of Somnath temple. After looting, slaughtering innumerable pilgrims of the temple
and burning the temple and destroying it. During 1026-1042 Solanki Raja Bhimdev built the fourth
temple of Bhoj and Anhilwad Patan, Parmar King of Malwa.Somnath was destroyed when Delhi
Sultanate occupied Gujarat in 1299. In 1394 it was destroyed again. In 1706, Mughal ruler Aurangzeb
again demolished the temple. https://girsomnath.nic.in/about-district/history/#:~:text=Somnath's%20first
%20temple%20is%20said,temple%20and%20destroyed%20the%20temple.

1950’s before reconstruction

 current Somnath Temple

NEPAL: Makanamana Temple (Hinduist)

The history and location of the Manakamana temple are explained by a curious legend. The Queen of the
17th century Gorkha King, Rama Shah, was said to have magical powers that only her devotee, Lakhan
Thapa, knew about. One day the Queen’s husband became aware of her secret when he saw her in the
form of a goddess and Lakhan Thapa in the form of a Lion. Soon thereafter the King mysteriously died
and the Queen, as was the custom of the day, committed sati (ritual immolation) upon her husband’s
funeral pyre. Prior to her death, the Queen had promised her devotee Lakhan Thapa that he would soon
again see her. Sometime later while plowing a field, a farmer discovered a stone from which blood and
milk were pouring. When Lakhan Thapa learned of this he was convinced it was a sign from the dead
queen, and at the site where the stone had been discovered he constructed a temple in her honor. The
present 19th century temple is a replacement of the one built by Lakhan Thapa. Tradition has it that the
temple priest must be a descendent of Lakhan Thapa.
https://sacredsites.com/asia/nepal/manakamana.html
SRI LANKA: NALLUR KANDASWAMY TEMPLE (HINDUIST)
The temple was originally founded in 948 AD. However, it reached fame when it was rebuilt in the 13th
century by Puvaneka Vaahu, a minister of the Jaffna King Kalinga Maha. The Nallur Kandaswamy
Temple was built for a third time by Senpaha Perumal (a.k.a Sapumal Kumaraya) who was the adopted
son of the Kotte king. https://us.lakpura.com/pages/nallur-kandaswamy-kovil#:~:text=The%20temple
%20was%20originally%20founded,son%20of%20the%20Kotte%20ki

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