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Ahobilam Narasimha temple complex
A temple complex sacked during a 1579 Golconda campaign. The affected shrine within the larger group is not precisely located here.
Ahobilam · Andhra Pradesh
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
15.1333°, 78.7167° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
- Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Looting · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1579 AD
The temple was sacked and its jewelled image taken to the Golconda court.
eventAttributed · further checking neededThe temple was sacked and its jewelled image taken to the Golconda court.
The source identifies Murahari Rao as a Marathi Brahmin commander. This is one complex-level dossier, not nine inferred destroyed shrines.
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Narrative after table: Ahobilam; table entry 51 and note 22 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed1579
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Narrative after table: Ahobilam; table entry 51 and note 22 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededMurahari Rao, commanding Golconda forces
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Narrative after table: Ahobilam; table entry 51 and note 22 · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Ahobilam — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Current physical condition has not been independently checked for this edition.
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗ · Richard M. Eaton / Frontline
22 December 2000. Article narrative and 80-entry table consulted directly. The table contains selected episodes, often at locality scale. Underlying chronicles are not thereby independently read.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - Ahobilam — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Reference article consulted for identity/location. Underlying works are separate sources; bibliographic capture is not consultation.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct