Multan comes from Sanskrit Mool-Sthan which means native or original location. As per Hindu beliefs, this is where Demon Hiranyakashipu was killed by Narsimha, the avatar of Lord Vishnu. A priest from my city traveled to Multan just to see the reminiscent of the Narsimha temple. He told me the etymology. He had to travel in guise of cricket spectator when India and Pak was in better humor during Vajpayee era. Hope one day we can openly go without hiding such harmless intentions.

Multan is the oldest of Indian cities,perhaps first settlement dating beck to Indus civilization. As per Hindu mythology its name is Mul Sthan (original place) and was ruled by Hirnyakashyap the king who belived him self as god.His son Prahlad was a believer in God and the great Hindu festival of Holi is based on the story that instead of Prahlad king's sister Holika was burnt in the flame.

Well, I'm in multan for two weeks now and in addition to its fame being mainly due to being the 'city of saints' and the famous 'sohan halwa', I found multan very interesting. Since I am from karachi, I am used to of hearing about all the street crimes but here in multan, the situation is very relaxing as all the locals i met here asked me not to worry about this issue as there are hardly any events. Now i dont know whether this is due to increased security (well, obviously not) or is it a natural blessing for this area but whatever the case might be, I am very relaxed to be here as I can roam freely on the streets and shop around (sohan halwa for sure). Another astonishing fact about multan i noticed is the infrastructure development that has taken place in the city recently and has given the people of this city a lot of comfort in travelling. Though a lot has to be achieved too, but the number of flyovers in multan speak of the city's development itself. I will be going back to karachi in a day or two but I will surely miss the 'City of Saints'

That's some very poor photography. It's a bunch of random photographs with no real context. How come the title has "Saint" and there is not a single photograph of a shrine.

The name Multan is from the original Sanskrit term Moola-sthanam, sometimes taken to mean a sun temple, and often referred to as the sanctum-sanctorum of any temple.

Dilapidated and where have all the women gone???

Yes totally correct, Multan is exactly the place where Narsimha killed demon called Hiranyakashyapu In Pakistan there are so many places connected with ancient Hindu mythology that i wonder why Pakistan makes no effort to encash this by allowing Hindu tourists from India to visit these places.It will be a huge tourism revenue for Pakistan,Package tours of 10 - 15 days can be arranged after proper advertising & marketing in Indian newspapers /TV channels