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Official assessments describe reported physical damage. Archaeological remains often have no known loss date or destroyer. Historical compilations include claims about later buildings and reused material; those claims await independent checks. Dates on later monuments are not treated as temple destruction dates. Earthquake losses remain separate from intentional acts.

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Episode in scholarship

Tripuresvara

Tripuresvara · Srinagar · Kashmir

Reported date: c.1400 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sikandar

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 29; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 34:54. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-b98a42fb94e1
Episode in scholarship

Tuljapur

Tuljapur · Osmanabad · Maharashtra

Reported date: 1659 AD

Source attribution / cause: Afzal Khan (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 63; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 16:9-10. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-ceb8fe625caa
Episode in scholarship

Udaipur

Udaipur · Udaipur · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1680 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ruhullah Khan (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 73; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 15:129-30; 12:114-15. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-609c7675a413
Episode in scholarship

Udaipur

Udaipur · West · Tripura

Reported date: 1729 AD

Source attribution / cause: Murshid Quli Khan

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 80; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 30:7. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-73f3176d90f8
Episode in scholarship

Udayagiri

Udayagiri · Nellore · A.P.

Reported date: 1642 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ghazi ‘Ali (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 60; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 8:1385-86. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-bfd7a91f1769
Episode in scholarship

Ujjain

Ujjain · Ujjain · M.P.

Reported date: 1234 AD

Source attribution / cause: Iltutmish

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 11; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 21:622-23. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-e3b59055a254
Episode in scholarship

Utgir

Utgir · Sawai Madh. · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1507 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sikandar Lodi (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 44; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 14-1:375. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-5a88f4026882
Episode in scholarship

Vijapur

Vijapur · Mehsana · Gujarat

Reported date: 1298-1310 AD

Source attribution / cause: Khalaji invaders

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 14; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 2(1974):10-12. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-688e01f98bb7
Episode in scholarship

Vikramasila

Vikramasila · Saharsa · Bihar

Reported date: c.1202 AD

Source attribution / cause: Bakhtiyar Khalaji

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 9; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 22:319. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-adc7095394a9
Episode in scholarship

Warangal

Warangal · Warangal · A.P.

Reported date: c.1323 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ulugh Khan (p)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 20; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 33:1-2. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-570d3d6fc532
Incident report — corroboration pending

Anandamoyee Ashram

College Road, Rangpur · Rangpur

Reported date: 10 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported damage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Rangpur; named locality: College Road, Rangpur

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-56bb9875197c
Incident report — corroboration pending

Barabazar Kalibari, Khulna

Barabazar, Khulna · Khulna

Reported date: 17 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Khulna; named locality: Barabazar, Khulna

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-eca8d8e9b7ac
Incident report — corroboration pending

Basakpara temple

Basakpara, Jamalpur · Jamalpur

Reported date: October–November 1989 AD report

Condition in assessment: Reported temple destruction

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Jamalpur; named locality: Basakpara, Jamalpur

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-c1c67d5d129a
Incident report — corroboration pending

Bemta Kali Temple

Bemta · Bagerhat

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported damage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Bagerhat; named locality: Bemta

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-785fb35183e8
Incident report — corroboration pending

Burakarta Ashram

Ramgati area · Laksmipur

Reported date: 14 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Named among temples reportedly destroyed by arson; precise union unresolved

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Laksmipur; named locality: Ramgati area

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-137f720e0678
Incident report — corroboration pending

Chandan Nagar Para temple

Barishal town · Barishal

Reported date: 15 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported breakage and arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Barishal; named locality: Barishal town

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-8c29a11992e0
Incident report — corroboration pending

Char Ani Shidheswari Kali Bari

Sandwip · Chittagong

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported image breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Chittagong; named locality: Sandwip

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-a6eee715f98d
Incident report — corroboration pending

Dakshineswari Temple, Shubhapur

Shubhapur Bazar, Chhagal-Naiya · Feni

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported image breakage, looting and arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Feni; named locality: Shubhapur Bazar, Chhagal-Naiya

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-3b3aecf034bf
Incident report — corroboration pending

Dhamusa Ashram

Kalkini · Madaripur

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Madaripur; named locality: Kalkini

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-456f36777a29
Incident report — corroboration pending

Dharma Shava Temple, Khulna

Khulna town · Khulna

Reported date: 17 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Khulna; named locality: Khulna town

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-b5cfc644a657
Incident report — corroboration pending

Durga Bari, Srimangal

Srimangal · Moulavi Bazar

Reported date: 10 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Named among temples reportedly attacked and burned

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Moulavi Bazar; named locality: Srimangal

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-d8b6c11a39f2
Incident report — corroboration pending

Fatepur Kalibari

Fatepur · Bagerhat

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported damage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Bagerhat; named locality: Fatepur

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-7ca586aa9343
Incident report — corroboration pending

Giletala Hari and Kali temples

Giletala · Bagerhat

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported damage; grouped pending separate identities

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Bagerhat; named locality: Giletala

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-498b941de92d
Incident report — corroboration pending

Hari Mandir, Bazra

Bazra, Begumganj · Noakhali

Reported date: October–November 1989 AD report

Condition in assessment: Reported temple destruction

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Noakhali; named locality: Bazra, Begumganj

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-ba226b92cc3b
Incident report — corroboration pending

Hari Temple, Madaripur Puranabazar

Puranabazar, Madaripur · Madaripur

Reported date: 11 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Madaripur; named locality: Puranabazar, Madaripur

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-30cd2cd86343
Incident report — corroboration pending

Jagadhatri Temple, Bagia Thakur Bari

Bagia, Magura Sadar · Magura

Reported date: 6 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported image breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Magura; named locality: Bagia, Magura Sadar

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-629bbe71cb42
Incident report — corroboration pending

Jagannath Bari, Sandwip

Sandwip · Chittagong

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported image breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Chittagong; named locality: Sandwip

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-0168cd493030
Incident report — corroboration pending

Jagannath Dev Akhra

Srimangal · Moulavi Bazar

Reported date: 10 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Named among temples reportedly attacked and burned

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Moulavi Bazar; named locality: Srimangal

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-46adadbe8429
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kalachand Mandir

Srimangal · Moulavi Bazar

Reported date: 10 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Named among temples reportedly attacked and burned

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Moulavi Bazar; named locality: Srimangal

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-fe865c58c398
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Bari, Sandwip

Sandwip · Chittagong

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported image breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Chittagong; named locality: Sandwip

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-8ea09b94f703
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Mandir, Agoyeeljhara

Agoyeeljhara · Barishal

Reported date: October–November 1989 AD report

Condition in assessment: Reported temple destruction; exact identity and spelling need checking

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Barishal; named locality: Agoyeeljhara

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-ef8fda5b27fa
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Mandir, Netrokona Bara Bazar

Bara Bazar, Netrokona · Netrokona

Reported date: October–November 1989 AD report

Condition in assessment: Reported looting, structural damage and arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Netrokona; named locality: Bara Bazar, Netrokona

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-ce7c43c31f49
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Temple, Baligaon

Baligaon · Munshiganj

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported breakage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Munshiganj; named locality: Baligaon

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-af239d64fece
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Temple, Bhelanagar

Bhelanagar · Narsingdi

Reported date: 11 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported looting and arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Narsingdi; named locality: Bhelanagar

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-b23f10344c16
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Temple, Chinishpur

Chinishpur · Narsingdi

Reported date: 11 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported looting and arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Narsingdi; named locality: Chinishpur

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-ec916f1f7f25
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Temple, Dhamura

Dhamura, Uzirpur · Barishal

Reported date: 2 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported image breakage and arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Barishal; named locality: Dhamura, Uzirpur

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-7134e5e5b7dd
Incident report — corroboration pending

Kali Temple, Gahin-khali

Gahin-khali, Barmbara · Comilla

Reported date: 12 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported arson; locality spelling needs checking

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Comilla; named locality: Gahin-khali, Barmbara

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-7555edd289f0
Incident report — corroboration pending

Karapara Kali Temple

Karapara · Bagerhat

Reported date: November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported damage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Bagerhat; named locality: Karapara

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-e12253c775e9
Incident report — corroboration pending

Koylaghat Kalibari

Khulna town · Khulna

Reported date: 17 November 1989 AD

Condition in assessment: Reported arson

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Khulna; named locality: Khulna town

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-35e315392349
Incident report — corroboration pending

Mahaprabhu Akhra, Chhatak

Chhatak · Sylhet

Reported date: October–November 1989 AD report

Condition in assessment: Reported image and building damage

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix ↗

District section: Sylhet; named locality: Chhatak

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

Record: bangladesh-1989-9a5a78c43725

Inventories consulted

The full source bodies remain in the research cache. This public catalogue contains an index of factual fields and source locators. It is incomplete, and the source families have different coverage and evidentiary limits.

Sita Ram Goel: regional survey, volume I, chapter 10 · 1,870 records

Advocacy compilation. Entries concern alleged earlier sacred sites, conversion or reused material, often identified by a later monument. The original temple, loss date and responsibility may be unspecified. Dates beside later monuments must not be read as temple destruction dates. Claims require independent verification; group entries are not expanded into invented temples.

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Captured reference trail

These entries are listed in this inventory. Their original editions are not all assessed.

  1. History of Aurangzeb, Calcutta, 1925-52. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  2. Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors, Bombay, 1962. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  3. Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report 1925-26. Pp. 129-30. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  4. Ibid., p. 129. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  5. Ibid., p. l28. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  6. Ibid., 1907-08, p. 113. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  7. Ibid., Pp. 114. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  8. Ibid., p. 114-15. Technical details have been omitted and emphasis added. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  9. Ibid., p. 116. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  10. Ibid., p. 120. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  11. Ibid., p. 126. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  12. Ibid., p. 61. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  13. Ibid., 1907-08, Pp. 47, to 72. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  14. Ibid., 1903-04, p. 86. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  15. Ibid., 1902-3, p. 52. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  16. Ibid., 1921-22, p. 83. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  17. Ibid., p. 84. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  18. Ibid., 1902-03, p. 56. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  19. Ibid., 1933-34, Pp. 36-37. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  20. Ibid., 1902-03, Pp. 16-17. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  21. Ibid., 1993-4, Pp. 31-32. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  22. Ibid., 1902-03, Pp. 17-18. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  23. Ibid., 1903-04, p. 43. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  24. Ibid., p. 63. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  25. Ibid., 1904-05, p. 24. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  26. Ibid., 1929-30, p. 29. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  27. Ibid., 1928-29, Pp. 167-68. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  28. Robert Sewell, A Forgotten Empire, New Delhi Reprint, 1962, Pp. 199-200. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  29. Archaeological Survey of India, Volume I : Four Reports Made During the Years 1862-63-64-65, Varanasi Reprint, 1972, Pp. 440-41. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  30. Ratan Pribhdas Hingorani, Sites Index to A.S.I. Circle Reports New Delhi 1978, Pp. 17-262. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  31. S.A.A. Rizvi, History of Sufism in India, Volume 1, New Delhi, 1978, P. 189. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  32. Ghulam Abdul Qadir Nazir, Bahr-i-Azam or Travels of Azam Shah Nawwab Walajah, 1823, Madras, 1960, p. 128. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  33. Ibid., p. 64. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  34. Ibid., p. 128. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
Archaeological Survey of India: centrally protected monuments register · 141 records

Only sacred-site rows explicitly describing ruins, remains, missing fabric or damage are selected. Protection alone is not evidence of destruction. This register generally does not date losses or identify a responsible actor. Historic administrative labels are preserved.

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Nepal Department of Archaeology: damage list, 30 July 2015 · 156 records

Annex 8, PDF pages 82–84 of the joint monitoring mission report (published 2016): 155 numbered entries plus an unnumbered Mahadev entry. The PDF text layer was checked to correct misaligned scraped rows. Palaces and support structures remain context, not temples. Condition is the July 2015 assessment, not the current condition. Individual identities, duplicate components and locations still require review.

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Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 · 80 records

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

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Accessed 2026-09-28 · Historical scholarship

Captured reference trail

These entries are listed in this inventory. Their original editions are not all assessed.

  1. Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  2. Epigraphia Indica, Arabic & Persian Supplement · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  3. Annual Report of Indian Epigraphy · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  4. Indian Antiquary · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  5. Jahangir, Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, tr. A. Rogers, (Delhi, 1968), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  6. Firishta, Tarikh-i Firishta tr. J. Briggs, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Calcutta, 1971), 4 vols. · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  7. Kanbo, `Amal-i Salih (text: Lahore, 1967), v. 2 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  8. A. Butterworth and V.V. Chetty. A Collection of the Inscriptions on Copper- Plates & Stones in the Nellore District (Madras, 1905), v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  9. Khafi Khan, Khafi Khan’s History of `Alamgir, tr. S.M. Haq (Karachi, 1975) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  10. A. Cunningham, Four Reports Made during 1862-65 (Varanasi, 1972) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  11. S.N. Sinha, Subah of Allahabad under the Great Mughals (New Delhi, 1974) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  12. Saqi Must`ad Khan, Maasir-i `Alamgiri, tr. J. Sarkar (Calcutta, 1947) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  13. Saqi Must`ad Khan, Maasir-i `Alamgiri (text: Calcutta, 1871) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  14. Nizamuddin Ahmad, Tabaqat-i Akbari, tr. B. De (Calcutta, 1973), 3 vols. · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  15. Ishwardas Nagar, Futuhat-i `Alamgiri, tr. T. Ahmad (Delhi, 1978) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  16. Surendranath Sen, ed. & tr., Siva Chhatrapati (Calcutta, 1920), v.1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  17. P. Sreenivasachar, ed., Corpus of Inscriptions in the Telingana Districts of H.E.M. the Nizam’s Dominions, pt. 2 (Hyderabad, 1940) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  18. Shah Nawaz Khan, Maathir-ul-Umara, tr. H. Beveridge (Patna, 1979), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  19. Z.A. Desai, Published Muslim Inscriptions of Rajasthan (Jaipur, 1971) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  20. G. Roerich, tr., Biography of Dharmaswamin (Patna, 1959) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  21. Minhaj-i Siraj, Tabakat-i Nasiri, tr. H. Raverty (New Delhi, 1970), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  22. Chattopadhyaya, D., ed., Taranatha’s History of Buddhism in India (Calcutta, 1980) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  23. Hasan Nizami, Taj al-ma`athir, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 2 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  24. Amir Khusrau, Miftah al-futuh, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  25. Amir Khusrau, Khaza’in al-futuh, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  26. Shams-i Siraj, Tarikh-i Firuz Shahi, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  27. Zia al-Din Barani, Tarikh-i Firuz Shahi, Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  28. Khwajah Ni`mat Allah, Tarikh-i Khan-Jahani wa makhzan-i-Afghani (text: Dacca, 1960), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  29. Sikandar bin Muhammad, Mirat-i Sikandari, in E.C. Bayley, Local Muhammadan Dynasties: Gujarat, ed. N Singh (repr. New Delhi, 1970) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  30. Azad al-Husaini, Nau-Bahar-i Murshid Quli Khani, tr., Jadu Nath Sarkar, Bengal Nawabs (1952, repr. Calcutta, 1985) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  31. Abd al-Hamid Lahori, Badshah-nama, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 7 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  32. South Indian Inscriptions (New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  33. George Michell, “City as Cosmogram,” South Asian Studies 8 (1992) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  34. Jonaraja, Rajatarangini, ed. S.L. Sadhu, trans. J.C. Dutt (repr. New Delhi, 1993) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  35. Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui, tr., Waqi`at-e-Mushtaqui of Shaikh Rizq Ullah Mushtaqui (New Delhi, 1993) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  36. Jagadish Narayan Sarkar, Life of Mir Jumla (Calcutta, 1952) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix · 42 records

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

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