Nearly 33,000 ancient temples, many at least 800 to 5000 years old, are found scattered all. The central gorkha mandir committee manages such temples in mizoram, five of them in state capital aizawl. But such were this hindu girls looks and kindness that all of kabuls bachelors fell in love with her. Afghanistans marginalised hindus reza mohammadi opinion.
The community stands united and celebrates all the. Mar 08, 2020 one of the strangest stories of the ancient hindu vedas comes from a translation of the drona parva, the seventh book in the mahabharata. Inderjeet singhs book aims to prove that afghan hindus and sikhs are an indigenous. Mughal india the biggest holocaust in world history. Pashupatinath temple is one of the foremost famous ancient temples in kathmandu nepal. I havent read the whole book yet but read few pages randomly. A call to conscience by reema abbasi looks at the remaining hindu temples in pakistan, some of which have become casualties of the conflict between. Islamic destruction of hindu temples stephen knapp. The majority of indian migrants to uae are muslim 50%, followed by christian 25% and hindu 25%. As per the estimates, nearly 800850 sikhs and 5060 hindus are left in afghanistan. In the ensuing chaos, many sikh gurdwaras, were destroyed along with many hindu temples. The hill is named asamai after asha, the goddess of hope said to be present on the hilltop since ancient times.
Aug 21, 2014 a new book historic temples in pakistan. Many of the small medieval temples have been constructed during the rule of hindu shahis hindu rulers from afghanistan, that fled from their hometown and set their base here at katas and ruled from 8501026 bce. Kabul was the capital of the great hindu shahi kings. The religion was widespread south of the hindu kush mountains. Ratnesh, i was wondering if you could give me a few pointers as to. Afghan hindus stand strong in germany magazine web. This is a great service inderjeet singh have done for afghan sikh and hindu community and. They had grown up speaking pashto and were thoroughly assimilated into pakhtun culture. The myth of destroyed hindu temples and forced conversion. According to professor rajesh kochhars book, the vedic people. Afghanistans marginalised hindus religion the guardian. For a free download, in india, click claim for free.
Get complete information of hindu temples situated in afghanistan at ishtadevata. Today we indians are hesitant to endorse that our nation was a hindu. Even then a hindu dynasty the hindu shahis, held gandhara and the eastern borders. Buddhism in afghanistan was one of the major religious forces in the region during preislamic era. Along with them are reproduced photos of smashed idols of shiv and durga from temples destroyed in gardej.
Historically, hinduism thrived in afghanistan, particularly in pashtun areas. Michells discussion of the meaning and forms of the temple in hindu society encompasses the aweinspiring rockcut temples at ellora and elephanta, the soaring superstructures and extraordinary sexual exhibitionism of the sculptures at khajuraho, and the colossal mortuary temple of. This includes buddhist stupas, havelis and temples built about 900 years ago during the buddhist rule and hindu shahi dynasty. During their rule a number of shiva temples were not only in afghanistan but in other west asian regions too. For those who dont believe or do not know of the amount of destruction that took place in india at the hands of the muslim invaders and islamic. To allure innocent hindus, now they are building churches resembling hindu temples with rajagopurams adorned with cross instead of kalasas on the top. One of the strangest stories of the ancient hindu vedas comes from a translation of the drona parva, the seventh book in the mahabharata. Thus, the conquest of afghanistan in the year was followed by the annihilation of the hindu population. Among germanys 48 hindu temples, the one established by the hindu community of afghanistan, in 1999 at billstrasse 77 in hamburg, germany, has a unique character due to the history of its founders. The story fits in with themes seen elsewhere in the mahabharata, and other. Famous temples of nepal list of hindu temples in nepal.
We indians are in a habit of undermining our own culture and call our country weak. This hill, which looms over the center of kabul, was once home to many hindus and sikhs. Book hindu pilgrimage tour packages in india pilgrimage. Bagh bala gurdwara in kabul, one of a handful of temples left in the city. See more ideas about hindu temple, pakistan and temple. Identity, change, and solidification at a hindu temple in pakistan book online at best prices in india.
Identity, change, and solidification at a hindu temple. A call to conscience book online at best prices in india on. The book describes drona, a warrior appointed as leader of an army in the kurukshetra war and his ensuing death in that battle. These are the suspected source of coronavirus spread across india. Taliban defends badges plan world news the guardian. The great vedic history of afghanistan the hindu portal. He illustrates his points with a profusion of photographs, building plans, and drawings of architectural details, making the book a useful guide for travelers to asia. Regimes of two hindu rulers kusham and kidara lasted for fairly long periods. Here is a list of 12 most famous temples in south india that should be visited this 2020. Many of the hindus and sikhs of this area had been in afghanistan for generations. Aug 02, 2009 p erhaps radha wasnt the most beautiful girl in afghanistan. According to professor rajesh kochhars book, the vedic people, afghanistan is one of the oldest hindu centres of the world. Buddhist art in south asia the historical buddha introduction to the stupa buddhist monasteries images of enlightenment. The asamai temple is at the foothills of the central hill kohiasamai of the afghan capital.
The decline of afghanistan s hindu and sikh communities i am an afghan first. Once at least 3lakh strong hindusikh community in afghanistan has now been reduced to meagre 850900, struggling for survival. There was a sikh gurudwara on it as well as a hindu temple the asha mayi mandir. The place where kabuls main mosque stands today was the site of an ancient hindu temple and the story of its capture is kept alive in islamic afghan legend which describes the islamic hero sabuktagin who fought with a sword in every hand to defeat the hindus and destroy their temple. The book mentions that temples in the kherkana area of kabul of kabul sufferd great devastation. Mughal india the biggest holocaust in world history sikhnet. Rehmans book carries photos of the coins and temples of hindu rulers of afghanistan. Every new invader made often literally his hills of hindus skulls. Kabul, afghanistan hidden in plain sight, on a poorly lit busy road, the exteriors of the asmayee temple are deceiving a plain, old building that could easily be confused for any other building in kabul. Despite a sizable of the population practicing the hindu faith, there is currently just one hindu temple in the two largest sheikhdoms. Afghanistan is today a muslim country separated from india by another muslim country pakistan. Feeling alienated, sikhs choose to leave afghanistan the hindu.
Tejo mahalaya, a hindu templepalace, which is now known as the taj mahal, is just one example of islamic barbarianism as shown by me in the previous. Hinduism, along with buddhism, arrived in burma during ancient times. As buddhism declined among the merchant classes, hinduism also grew stronger. In christianmajority mizoram, some hindu temples do as the churches do. Afghan hindus and sikhs by inderjeet singh goodreads. Afghanistan was a place where the people were hindus and buddhists. Book on hinduism, hindu religious beliefs and practices. What is a list of hindu temples destroyed by islamic. May 23, 2001 afghanistan s hardline islamic rulers have shrugged off international outrage at their plan to make all hindus wear yellow badges, claiming it would end harassment of the minority group by the. There has been a rapid influx of indians in mauritius island since 1835, leading to the hindu community gaining traction.
Smack in the middle of these raging controversies, meenakshi jain, author of two excellent books on the babri masjid land dispute, has come out with another gem of a book chronicling the destruction of hindu temples by successive muslim invaders and the puissant hindu attempts to rebuild these temples, while pulverising the hitherto dominant leftist historical narrative. We, the hindus what the cab means for hindu civilization. Many came due to the migration of indians and nepalese. I had a very unexpected and interesting interaction with an afghan man who is a security guard at a museum in north america im keeping the specifics hidden as i dont want his life to be threatened.
It can scarcely be doubted, once the historical evidence is weighed, that the religious policies of aurangzeb were discriminatory towards hindus, sikhs, and other nonmuslims. The mention made by maulana abdul hai indian express, february 5, 1989 of hindu temples turned into mosques, is only the tip of an iceberg, the iceberg itself lies submerged in the writings of medieval muslim historians, accounts of foreign travellers and the reports of the archaeological survey of india. The violence included the looting of hindu properties and businesses, the burning of hindu homes, rape of hindu women and desecration and destruction of hindu temples. Buddhism first arrived in afghanistan in 305 bc when the greek seleucid empire made an alliance with the indian maurya empire. There have also been hindu temples and gurudwaras at chasma sahib, sultanpur, jalalabad, ghazni, helmand lashkerga. Will durant argued in his 1935 book the story of civilisation. More than 8 centuries of islamic rule in india drenched the lives of millions of hindus in blood, destroyed the hindu temples.
He encouraged mass conversions to islam, of indians as well as afghans, looted hindu temples and carried off immense booty, earning. Afghanistan sikhs and hindus department of justice. Are you someone who wants to know about the famous hindu temples in pakistan or you think that temples in pakistan are as. Most famous hindu temples in pakistan carlton leisure. Katas raj temples the oldest hindu temple in pakistan ststw. Muslim chronicles on the destruction of many hindu temples. Visiting in 753, the han chinese pilgrim wukong wukung reported both hindu and buddhist temples especially in the kabul valley. These are kabuls oldest temples, where hindus celebrate divali and naradatar. Hindus and sikhs at a mandir in kabul in the 1970s. Hindu art in south asia hindu temples introduction to buddhism beliefs made visible. A corner of afghanistan untouched by taliban the hindu.
The place where kabuls main mosque stands today was the site of an ancient hindu temple and the story of its capture is kept alive in islamic afghan legend which describes the islamic hero sabuktagin who fought with a sword in every hand to defeat the hindus and destroy their temple to put up a mosque in its place. Ministerial spokesperson, shamrooz khan masjedi, said on saturday that the budget will be implemented next solar year. Ukbased inderjeet singh, author of the book afghan. A peep into afghanistans hindu past sanskriti culture. Hinduism in afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of afghans, believed to be about 1,000. Burma is the british colonial officials phonetic equivalent for the first. From the tenth century onwards as persian language and culture continued to spread into afghanistan, the focus of power shifted to ghazni, where a turkic dynasty, who started by ruling the town for the samanid dynasty of. In 1186 the ghuri, a turkish tribe of afghanistan, invaded india, captured the city of delhi, destroyed its temples, confiscated its wealth, and settled down in its palaces to. The afghan hindu community page is where news and events related to the. This is a list of temples in the indian state of tamil nadu, known as the land of temples citation needed. Jun 18, 2017 mahmud of ghaznis last success from hutchinsons story of the nations public domain filling the coffers mahmud decided to teach the hindu rulers a lesson for joining forces against him by invading their territory and obliterating their precious temples and monuments. Hinduism is practised by about 252,763 people in myanmar, and has been influenced by elements of buddhism, with many hindu temples in myanmar housing statues of the buddha. Estimates suggest hindu population in uae to be anywhere from 610%. The hindu temple had been the first and the most obvious target of islamic iconoclasm in medieval india, whenever an islamic king defeated the local hindu kings.
Just came across this vv interesting blog as i was researching for a documentary im about to shoot on hindus and sikhs in afghanistan. Millions of members of the indian diaspora, of different religions, reside and work in the gulf arab countries. The temple holds special significance for hindus as it is the. Ukbased inderjeet singh, author of the book afghan hindus and sikhs history of a thousand years, says, there are just about ten functional gurdwaras and five hindu temples left in afghanistan. May 17, 2011 destruction of hindu temples by muslims part i t ejo mahalaya, a hindu templepalace which is now known as the taj mahal is just one example of islamic barbarianism as shown by me in the previous article taj mahal a hindu temple palace. But if our life is under threat, if our families are faced with risks, we have to leave. Due to the geographical location and shape of malaysia, seasons vary from one part of the peninsula to other destinations.
The mention made by maulana abdul hai indian express, february 5, 1989 of hindu temples turned into mosques, is only the tip of an iceberg, the iceberg itself lies submerged in the writings of medieval. Subscribe to the hindu now and get unlimited access. Apr 16, 2020 this includes buddhist stupas, havelis and temples built about 900 years ago during the buddhist rule and hindu shahi dynasty. A brief list of the destruction of temples in ancient india. Known in afghanistan itself as pamiris, the wakhi form the bulk of the corridors population the nomadic kyrgyz tribe, which numbers just 1,100 people, live separately at its northern. Hinduism in afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of afghans, believed to be about 1,000 individuals who live mostly in kabul and other major cities of the country before. It is common to hear in islamophobic and hindu ultranationalist discourse, the myth that hindus were massacred and thousands of temples destroyed by muslim rule. Temple science know about the hindu past of afghanistan. Shiva worship was widespread in afghanistan there was a time when the entire region was replete with hundreds of shiva temples celebrating shiva parvati worship and abuzz with shiv. I made this discovery in september 2011 on a trip from my home in kathmandu, nepal, to do some research at the german institute of global and area. I had a very unexpected and interesting interaction with an afghan man who is a security guard at a museum in north america im keeping the specifics hidden. In kandahar, there were hindu temples in shikarpuri bazaar, kabuli bazaar and jhampeer sahib near sarpooza and devidwara near dand. The decline of afghanistans hindu and sikh communities. P erhaps radha wasnt the most beautiful girl in afghanistan.
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