English: The Rudra Mahalaya temple complex was already under construction in the 10th-century, as affirmed by an inscription found in Siddhpur. It was likely incomplete then, but expanded and completed by mid-12th-century to become one of the largest temples complex in western part of the Indian subcontinent. Hindu and Jain literature both confirm its completion.

At three storeys, the main temple was enormous in itself, surrounded by 11 shrines each dedicated to each of the 11 forms of Rudra. The massive temples complex stood for about 150 years before being attacked and destroyed by Delhi and Gujarat Sultanates. By the 15th-century, Rudra Mahalyas pillars, temple parts were used to build a mosque at this site, and parts of three of the shrines were incorporated into the masjid. (For more discussions and 19th-century images of Siddhapur, see for example, Chapter VI: Siddhapur, Archaeological Survey of India Volume XXXII, Western India Vol 9: Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat, pp. 58–69).

Location of this monument:

Object location	23° 55′ 10.34″ N, 72° 22′ 45.74″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	23.919538; 72.379371

This is an ASI protected monument N-GJ-164 (parts of the temple converted into mosque is ASI monument N-GJ-163).

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Credit: The above floor plan uses measurements and plans published by Jas Burgess in 1903, which is now in public domain worldwide given its date of publication. The SVG and JPG files were recreated – and are now released into public domain. For Burgess' floor plan, see Archaeological Survey of India Volume XXXII, Western India Vol 9: Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat, Plate XXXVIII (page 143).

• Patel, Alka (2004). "Architectural Histories Entwined: The Rudra-Mahalaya/Congregational Mosque of Siddhpur, Gujarat". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 63 (2): 144–163. doi:10.2307/4127950. JSTOR 4127950