"On 14th October, 1666, learning that there was a stone railing in the temple of Keshav Rai, which Darn Shulcoh had presented to it, Aurangzib ordered it to be removed, ns a scandalous example of a Muslim’s coquetry wth idolatry. And finally in January 1670, his zeal, stimulated by the pious meditations of Ramzan, led him to send forth commands to destroy this temple altogether and to change the name of the city to Islamabad."
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Sarkar J, III, also in Jain, M. (2019). Flight of deities and rebirth of temples: Espisodes from Indian history.
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Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex
Krishna Janmasthan or Keshav Dev Temple is a Hindu temple in Mathura, India. It is among the most sacred of Hindu sites, and is revered as the birthplace of Lord Krishna. It is situated beside the main Krishnajanmabhoomi complex, the birthplace of Krishna. Kehsav Dev (Krishna) is the deity of this temple. According to traditions, the original deity was installed by Bajranabh, who was great-grandson of Krishna.
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