“Large Hindu Temples existed before 5th century CE”, News 18, February 18, 2024:
“A favourite narrative of the left scholars that keeps appearing regularly in media is the claim that “there were no Hindu temples before the 5th century CE.” This claim is nothing but a myth, and the propaganda is primarily aimed at postulating that most pre-Gupta temple structural ruins were Buddhist in nature, and Hinduism, Hindu gods/murtis, and Hindu temples are a later development, with the concept of Hinduism and Hindu gods starting from around the Kushana period.
This fake narrative has been force-fed to the Indians through constant repetitions of the claim in academia (school and college textbooks) and the publishing of articles/columns on this topic in various journals and media platforms written by so-called scholars.
Unfortunately, many gullible Indians growing up to this constant brainwashing believe this fake/ mythical claim, thinking Hindus did not have any temples as such before the Gupta period. Recently, in an article, a slightly modified claim was made that large Hindu temples did not exist before the 5th century CE. From “no Hindu temples before 5th century CE” to “no large Hindu temples before 5th century CE,” the shift in narrative is noteworthy…..”
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