Finally the admission that the Panchayatana temples of the Vishwanath temple complex were indeed demolished. The way some of these people were brazening it out for weeks, it would have put even Marxist distorians to shame.
The aerial shots were clear as daylight, yet so many tried to brazen this out. No conscience left in these people or what? If this is the fate of premier temples within the main complex, shudder to think what would have happened to all those smaller shrines elsewhere.
What was the need for demolishing functional Temples whose antiquity is as old as Vishwanatha?Did they show any signs of structural weakness to be pulled down?Especially when you consider the fact that the white abomination built by barbarian aurangzeb still stands tall next door
The lame excuse of Temple expansion doesn't work here. Temples can be expanded without touching the Garbagriha. A fine example of this is the Bhoganandeeshwara Temple. Various dynasties expanded the Temples without destruction & demolition.
https://twitter.com/_ugra_/status/931167050256412675?t=7Gwv2X3Wua9X8MeI1VPsCw&s=19
One may say the present structures aren't reflective of the grandeur that Kashi deserves. That's a fair point. Yet its no justification for demolishion.
In the olden days kings used to expand the Temple complex by building additional Mandapas & Gopuras
In the olden days kings used to expand the Temple complex by building additional Mandapas & Gopuras
Another fine example is Tiruvannamalai temple. The main shrine of Shiva is eons old. So are the Parivaara devatas surrounding him. None disturbed. Yet, the Temple saw humongous expansion in later age. The Rajagopura was build by Shri Krishnadevaraya.
https://twitter.com/_ugra_/status/1160805266285162496?t=H-AF_lqaB3sq8u7zfBt6zA&s=19
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