Sun temple
Religious building dedicated to solar deities and/or the Sun / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, including uses of Temple of the Sun, see Sun temple (disambiguation).
"Solar temple" redirects here. For the secret society, see Order of the Solar Temple.
A sun temple (or solar temple) is a building used for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, dedicated to the sun or a solar deity. Such temples were built by a number different cultures and are distributed around the world including in India,[1] China, Egypt, Japan and Peru. Some of the temples are in ruins, undergoing excavation, preservation or restoration and a few are listed as World Heritage Sites individually or as part of a larger site, such as Konark.[2]