The Rudra Mahalaya Temple, also known as Rudramal, is a destroyed/desecrated Hindu temple complex at Siddhpur in the Patan district of Gujarat, India. Its construction was started in 943 CE by Mularaja and completed in 1140 CE by Jayasimha Siddharaja, a ruler of the Chaulukya dynasty. The Hindu temple was destroyed by the Sultan of Delhi, Alauddin Khalji, and later the Sultan of Gujarat, Ahmed Shah I (1410–1444) desecrated and substantially demolished the temple, and also converted part of it into the congregational mosque of the city. Two torans (porches) and four pillars of the former central structure still stand along with the western part of the complex used as a congregational mosque.
Ruins of main portal, Toran, of Rudra Mahalaya, 1874
Plan of Rudra Mahalaya temple
Plan of Rudra Mahalaya temple
Four pillars and architrave of the ruined Rudra Mahalaya Temple
Siddhpur, also spelled Sidhpur, is a town, municipality and headquarter of Sidhpur taluka in Patan district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a historical place located on the bank of the endorheic Saraswati River, which is probably a remaining of the ancient Sarasvati River.
Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya temple
Ruins of Rudramahal
Bindu Sarovar (Matrugaya)
Havelis (mansions) of Dawoodi Bohra community