Do you know why the 1600 year old temple was named as Lad Khan temple? Islam was not even born when this temple was built by Chalukyas. The Muslim general when invaded this region occupied this temple and operated his Military base from here.
The Chalukya Shiva Temple (earlier known as Lad Khan Temple), dedicated to Shiva, is one of the oldest Hindu temples and is located in the group of monuments at Aihole in the state of Karnataka, India. Formerly dated to the 7th or 8th century,[1] it is now dated to about the 5th century.[2][3][4][5] It is located to the south of the Durga temple, Aihole.
