12-26-2004, 05:58 AM
Ayodhya and after
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Even Hindu kings indulged in temple desecration. In 642 AD the Pallava king Narasimhavarman-I looted and destroyed the idol of Ganesha in Vatapi, the capital of the Chalukyas. In tenth century AD, the Rashtrakuta king Indra III, destroyed the temple of Kalapriya and recorded the fact. History also records plunder and destruction of Buddhist temples by Brahmins who were led by Adi Shankaracharya.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is there any truth to these claims? Someone knowledgeable should send a letter to Pioneer.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Even Hindu kings indulged in temple desecration. In 642 AD the Pallava king Narasimhavarman-I looted and destroyed the idol of Ganesha in Vatapi, the capital of the Chalukyas. In tenth century AD, the Rashtrakuta king Indra III, destroyed the temple of Kalapriya and recorded the fact. History also records plunder and destruction of Buddhist temples by Brahmins who were led by Adi Shankaracharya.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is there any truth to these claims? Someone knowledgeable should send a letter to Pioneer.