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One of the main objectives of Aurangzeb’s policy was to demolish Hindu temples. On 13th October 1666, He ordered the removal of the carved railing, which Prince Dara Shukoh had presented to the Keshava Rai Temple at the Krishna Janmabhumi in Mathura,

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..He observed that "As per Islam, it is improper even to look at a temple", and that it was totally unbecoming of a Muslim to act like Dara Shukoh.

(The above passage is according to "Akhbarat, Aurangzeb’s Court Bulletin, on 13th October 1666")

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This was followed by the destruction of the famous Kalka Temple in Delhi by Aurangzeb's orders.

(As mentioned in Akhbarat, Aurangzeb's Court Bulletin, on 3rd and 12th September 1667)

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