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Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples : Episodes from Indian History

Author :  Meenakshi Jain

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Country
India
Publisher
Aryan Books International, New Delhi
ISBN 9788173056192
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2019
Bib. Info x;405p.; 24 cm. Includes Index.
Product Weight 790 gms.
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This work examines the medieval response to temple destruction and image desecration. While temples were destroyed on a considerable scale, also noteworthy were the repeated endeavours to reconstruct them. In each instance of rebirth, the temple retained its original name, even though there was a visible downsizing in its scale and grandeur. The Keshava temple at Mathura, the Vishwanath temple at Kashi, the Somnath temple in Saurashtra, the Rama mandir at Ayodhya were among the shrines continually restored, well after Hindus had lost all semblance of political power. The Bindu Madhava, the most important Vishnu temple in Varanasi, was demolished in 1669 and a mosque constructed in its place.

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