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Aurangzeb's Temple Destruction: Politics, Piety, and Propaganda
Was Aurangzeb's reputation as an iconoclast earned or exaggerated? In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the politics behind the Mughal emperor's temple destruction, focusing on the 1669 order to demolish the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi and the Keshavdeva Temple in Mathura. They discuss the Maasir-i-Alamgiri's account, the financial motivations of plunder, and how the policy played out differently in regions like the Deccan versus Rajasthan. The conversation also touches on the Bishnupur temples, the Braj Mandal revival, and how colonial historiography shaped modern…
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