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Institutional history

Ahilyabai Holkar: life and public patronage — PIB ↗

Reviewed: Life, Maheshwar and public works passages.

Commemorative account; inconsistent incidental dates are not used here.

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Institutional history

Shri Kashi Vishwanath — Varanasi official portal ↗

Reviewed: 1780 rebuilding and Ranjit Singh donation paragraphs.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Institutional history

Somnath: temple history — Shree Somnath Trust ↗

Reviewed: Modern reconstruction, foundation, consecration and staged completion paragraphs.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Institutional history

Somnath: a journey of resilience — PIB ↗

Reviewed: Ahilyabai and post-independence rebuilding sections.

Gives 12 November for Patel’s visit; the Trust gives 13 November. This edition uses November 1947 AD.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Institutional history

History — Gir Somnath District ↗

Reviewed: Mahipala I and Khengara restoration paragraph.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Historical essay

Re-building of Somanath: Patel and K. M. Munshi — Vivekananda International Foundation ↗

Reviewed: Rebuilding campaign and Munshi’s role; quoted correspondence is mediated by this essay.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Community history with inscription discussion

A brief history of Srirangam — Sri Vaishnava Home Page ↗

Reviewed: Displacement, Gopanna and the 1371 inscription account.

Inscription discussed in translation; no independent epigraphic transcription completed. Raid chronology differs across accounts.

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Religious biography

Vedanta Desika — Sri Vaishnava Home Page ↗

Reviewed: Srirangam crisis and manuscript preservation tradition.

A devotional account, not contemporary independent testimony.

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Institutional history

Kamakhya Temple — Kamrup Metropolitan District ↗

Reviewed: 1565 reconstruction and Naranarayana inscription passage.

Conflates some royal titles and damage chronology; attribution of the earlier destruction is not settled by this page.

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Institutional history

History — Maa Kamakhya Devalaya ↗

Reviewed: Koch rebuilding and uncertainty about earlier structure.

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Scholarly heritage essay

Kashi Vishvanatha: succession, sustenance and sustainability ↗

Reviewed: Narayana Bhatta and Todar Mal reconstruction passage and bibliography.

Earlier printed references cited by the essay have not all been inspected in full.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Historical essay in state journal

Ramachandra Deva and Jagannath — Odisha Review, July 2015, pp. 161–165 ↗

Reviewed: Restoration and reinstallation passage, especially p. 164.

Uses the temple chronicle; precise conversion of the ritual date is debated.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Historical essay in state journal

Jagannath renewal traditions — Odisha Review, May–June 2015 ↗

Reviewed: Bisara Mohanty and Brahma preservation discussion, p. 33.

Ritual rescue is presented as tradition, not independently demonstrated material provenance.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Institutional history

Rajsamand and Nathdwara — Rajasthan Tourism ↗

Reviewed: Shrinathji relocation and Rajsamand lake entries.

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Institutional history

Jaipur: Govind Dev Ji — Rajasthan Tourism ↗

Reviewed: Govind Dev Ji temple and Jai Singh’s Jaipur entries.

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Custodian history

Sri Harmandir Sahib — Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ↗

Reviewed: Eighteenth-century restoration and Ranjit Singh patronage sections.

Multiple attacks and restorations; this is not a single uninterrupted construction campaign.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Institutional history

History — Kapurthala District ↗

Reviewed: Jassa Singh and collective support for rebuilding Darbar Sahib.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Epigraphic and architectural survey

Shatrunjay Giriraj Darshan in Sculptures and Architecture — Kanchansagarsuri, 1982 ↗

Reviewed: English introductory restoration chronology and its named textual/inscriptional evidence.

OCR consulted; Sanskrit inscriptions have not been independently re-edited.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Reference synthesis

Shantidas Jhaveri — reference trail ↗

Reviewed: Chintamani dispute, restitution and bibliography.

Underlying IGNCA scan download timed out; no claim of a complete original-document review.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Digitized primary document

Shah Jahan’s firman to Shantidas Jhaveri, 3 July 1648 — reproduced document ↗

Reviewed: Document image metadata and identification.

Persian text not independently translated. Outcome follows the referenced historical accounts, not a new translation.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Reference synthesis

Kanhadadeva — historical accounts and reference trail ↗

Reviewed: 1299 campaign, Kanhadade Prabandha and conflicting chronicles.

The 1455 poem is later than the alleged events. Historians disagree about the rescue narrative.

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Heritage assessment

Mahabodhi Temple Complex — UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗

Reviewed: Restoration, authenticity and management sections.

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Archaeological research project

Excavations at Bodhgaya — Harvard Shelby White and Leon Levy Program ↗

Reviewed: 1878 excavation, restoration remodelling and Beglar photograph caption.

Critical account: restoration changed the surviving fabric and precinct.

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Reference synthesis

Maha Bodhi Society — history and reference trail ↗

Reviewed: 1891 foundation, 1892 Calcutta office and custody campaign.

Present-day legal arrangements are not inferred from the historical narrative.

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Institutional history

Shri Saptakoteshwar Temple — Goa Tourism ↗

Reviewed: Earlier displacement, Narve and Shivaji’s 1668 rebuilding inscription.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Published participant interview

K. K. Muhammed on restoring Bateshwar — interview by Lakshmi Sharath ↗

Reviewed: First-person restoration, access negotiations and ASI team account.

Negotiation details are the participant’s recollection; the cause of the original collapse remains uncertain.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Companion research dataset

Broken Temples: site-level location and source records ↗

Reviewed: Coordinates of shared sites copied from local edition.

Locality-level markers, not parcel boundaries or reconstructed travel routes.

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Biographical reference

Ahilyabai Holkar — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Vallabhbhai Patel — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Kumara Kampana — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Nara Narayan — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Chilarai — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Mahipala I (Chudasama dynasty) — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Todar Mal — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Ramachandra Deva I — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Raj Singh I — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Jassa Singh Ahluwalia — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Ranjit Singh — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Sawai Jai Singh — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Pillai Lokacharya — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Vedanta Desika — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Bisara Mohanty — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Kanhadadeva — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Shantidas Jhaveri — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Anagarika Dharmapala — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

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Biographical reference

Alexander Cunningham — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Joseph David Beglar — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

Shivaji — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.

Biographical reference

K. K. Muhammed — biographical overview ↗

Reviewed: Opening biographical overview via MediaWiki API; used for broad life context.

Biography context is separate from the evidence assessment for each contribution.

Accessed for this edition on 30 September 2026 AD.