Surya, worshipped here as Burhadita (Vraddhaditya)KatyuriKatyuri stone construction with carved wooden doors and panels
Sacred since
800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
9th c. (Katyuri)
Katyuri
History & significance
A rare 9th-century temple to the sun god in Almora district, built by the Katyuri king Katarmalla and surrounded by 44 smaller shrines. It is a Monument of National Importance protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958.