"Noted scholar Vadakkankoor Raja Raja Varma bemoans the dance of destruction that Kerala faced during this time, in his Kerala Samskrita Sahitya Charitram (History of Sanskrit Literature in Kerala): There was no limit as to the loss the Hindu temples suffered due to the military operations of Tipu Sultan. Burning down the temples, destruction of the idols installed therein and also cutting the heads of cattle over the temple deities were the cruel entertainments of Tipu Sultan and his equally cruel army. It was heartrending even to imagine the destruction caused by Tipu Sultan in the famous ancient temples of Thalipparampu and Thrichambaram. The devastation caused by this new Ravana’s barbarous activities have not yet been fully rectified."
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Vadakkankoor Raja Raja Varma in Vikram Sampath - Tipu - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (2024)
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Mysorean invasion of Malabar
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