SultanGhari Tomb was a Hindu Temple
Interiors of a Temple SultanGhari tomb Delhi regarded as first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb), built in 1231 AD for eldest son of Iltumish is in reality a Hindu temple. Architecture and evidences of the Hindu temple destroyed by Iltumish can still be found inside the Sultan Ghari tomb Delhi. The tomb is built on the site of a Pratihara era (700-1100CE) Hindu temple as the tomb resembles images and structures present in ancient Hindu temples and incorporates Hindu era motifs on the plinths, columns as well as the chamber of the Tomb which is supported by four towers that are raised by two pillars each supporting a beam which showcases ancient relics of Hindu Temples on the Columns as well as on the floor. According to Archaeological Survey of India “The ceiling rests on columns raised with two pillars each robbed from an earlier Hindu shrine; carved lintels from another were found embedded in the thick lime-concrete roof. Other pieces were used in the ceilings of the prayer-c...