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Prahladpuri
A temple beside the Bahauddin Zakariya shrine, recorded as damaged in more than one period.
Qasim Bagh, Multan · Punjab
Ruins
As documented: 2015-01-07Approximate locality
30.2004°, 71.4768° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Condition reflects the archived inventory, not a 2026 site inspection. Later restoration proposals do not establish completed rebuilding.
- This is a selected chronology, not an exhaustive history. No independent specialist or field verification has been completed.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Damage · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1848 AD
The archaeological inventory records severe damage during the siege of Multan.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe archaeological inventory records severe damage during the siege of Multan.
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources1848
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownIndividual responsibility not established in the consulted account.
The source does not identify a responsible individual for this episode.
- Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1992 AD
A mob demolished the temple in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition in India.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesA mob demolished the temple in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition in India.
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Holi’s home ↗The Friday Times · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources1992
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Holi’s home ↗The Friday Times · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sourcesMob in Multan; individual participants unidentified
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Holi’s home ↗The Friday Times · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality marker; the point is not a surveyed historical footprint.
- Prahladpuri — reference and coordinate trail ↗Wikipedia contributors · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
The archived archaeological inventory describes the temple and adjoining dharamsala as ruins.
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan · Historical account · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Historical Monuments of Multan: Temple of Prahladpuri ↗ · Department of Archaeology & Museums, Pakistan
Archived inventory consulted directly. Historical Notes, Main Features and Present Condition. Contains internal date/typographic problems; older origin stories are not adopted.
Discovery: Prahladpuri Wikipedia reference 2 · Access: direct - Holi’s home ↗Haroon Khalid · The Friday Times · 2011-04-15
Feature includes an interview and an account of the 1992 mob attack.
Discovery: Prahladpuri Wikipedia reference 4 · Access: direct - Prahladpuri — reference and coordinate trail ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article, coordinates and relevant bibliography inspected through web access. Reference trail, not an independent archaeological survey. No article prose reproduced.
Discovery: Independent discovery · Access: direct