Panch Mandir (Five Temples)

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Panch Mandir of Kapurthala is a place of reverence for all faiths. The temple complex has a spectacular construction and is home to five small temples. Built during the reign of Sardar Fateh Singh, an extraordinary feature of this temple is that from the entry door, one can view all the five idols and pay obeisance to all.
The Panj Mandir built during the reign of Sardar Fateh Singh, has great historical importance and contains several amazing idols. It is the second temple inIndia where the idol of ‘Surya’ (sun) is illumined directly by Sun every morning. There are several other smaller temples dedicated to diverse deities. Another amazing fact is that from the main silver door of the temple a devotee can pay obeisance to every idol within. This temple also possesses a very rare idol of Brahma-the creator of the universe.