Sun Temple is a very prominent temple in Leh-Ladakh, which is devoted to the Sun God, Bhaskar. It is a mediaeval holy place, which was created by King Lalitaditya for honored the Sun God. There is a colonnaded courtyard at this temple along with the main shrine. Tourists can also observe approximately 84 columns that were used for building this temple. It was also built with hard and square granite, which acts as a souvenir of the architectural style of the previous era.