Horrible lies of Islamists “...
Let’s take the case of Vatapi Ganapati.
The idol of Ganesh was taken from Badami by Paranjothi - A Pallava commander of Narasimhavarman. He brought the idol back to his homeland & consecrated the idol in majestic temple at Tiruchenkattankudi. 1/
Let’s take the case of Vatapi Ganapati.
The idol of Ganesh was taken from Badami by Paranjothi - A Pallava commander of Narasimhavarman. He brought the idol back to his homeland & consecrated the idol in majestic temple at Tiruchenkattankudi. 1/
The idol is still in active worship & popularly known as Vatapi(Badami) Ganapati. Later on in 18th CE inspired by same Murti Muthuswami Dikshitar composed a devotional hymn “Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje” Today it is often sung at the beginning of Carnatic music concerts. 
Same is the case with other recorded incidents of similar kind. Note that the purpose here was not looting or destroying idols out of iconoclastic zeal but rather taking them to their native land with the intent to consecrate/worship them lured by the divinity of the Murti.
In essence it is similar to how with the decline of Rome, many of the Xtian relics from outskirts of the Rome were looted by Franks and installed in religious establishments back in their native lands.
In contrast Islamic iconoclasts destroyed Murtis and put them at the stairs of mosques. I am surprised that this intellectual dishonesty of likes of Eaton is being allowed to past unquestioned. Such fabricated work of history needs to be banned immediately from India atleast
