Question

Why temples were destroyed ?​

Answer 1

${ \sf{Why \: temples \: were \: destroyed \: ?}}$

${\sf{Temples \: were \: built \: to \: demonstrate \: their \: devotion \: to \: God \: and \: their \: power \: and \: wealth, \: it \: is \: not \: surprising \: that \: when \: they \: attacked \: one \: another's \: kingdoms \: they \: often \: targeted \: these \: buildings.}}$

${\sf{In \: the \: ninth \: century \: when \: the \: Pandyan \: king \: Shrimara \: invaded \: Sri Lanka \: he \: defeated \: the \: King, \: Sena \: I, \: the \: Buddhist \: monk \: and \: it \: was \: noted \: that \: he \: had \: removed \: all \: the \: valuables \: and \: statue \: of \: Buddha \: was \: seized.}}$

Answer 2

Answer:

Temple desecration under the Muslim rule in India was a continuation of the policy the ruling dynasties pursued in the pre-Islamic period. ... Hindu kings desecrated temples of their rivals because of the close link between the deities they worshipped and their own political authority.