The temple that turned to the west (the Sun temple of Deo)

King Aila, suffering from leprosy, loses his way hunting and is cured by bathing in a muddy pool at Deo. In a dream he learns the Sun's images lie in the pool; they are found, and Vishvakarma builds the temple in one night. Later, the town says, when a conqueror threatened it, the temple's door turned overnight from the east to the west.

The story, beat by beat

1. King Aila, with a skin disease, loses his way hunting and drinks from a muddy pool.
2. Where the water touches him the disease goes; he bathes and is cured.
3. In a dream the Sun tells him his images lie in the pool; they are dug out.
4. Vishvakarma builds the temple in a single night beside the Surya Kund.
5. When a conqueror threatens the temple, its door turns overnight to face the west.

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