Varman, Rajasthan

Varman is a village in Sirohi District of Rajasthan state in India.

It is the oldest sun temple and from the architectural and artistic point of view it is the third in the country.

The exemplary stone carving work on the pillars, domes, pradkashina shows the artistic inheritances of the Sirohi region.

[1] During the reign of Paramara ruler Vikramasimha of Chandravati the temple was rebuilt in 1299 AD by Lalitadevi, wife of Paratihara Raja Vinnada.temple has lost its past glory and now only few remains of the temple are cited at Varman which includes damaged idols, broken pillars, remains of falling roof.

Stone scripts says that this temple was attacked and destroyed by Allauddin Khilji during his Gujarat triumph.