"During the onslaught of Mysore army Hindus lost several temples like Sreekrishna temple at Paravanna, Siva temple of Nechikkat, Mahadeva temple of Thanniyur etc. In all the temples the idols were dug out. These were later converted to mosques. There are pseudo intellectuals now who claim that these conversions were not forced but through persuasion only and the mosques were constructed according to Hindu architecture which alone was known to the craftsmen there. Their purpose is to establish that Hindu temples were not converted to mosques."