One of the greatest charges against Aurangzeb is of the demolition of Vishwanath temple in Banaras (Varanasi). That was a fact, but Dr Pande unravelled the reason for it. 'While Aurangzeb was passing near Varanasi on his way to Bengal, the Hindu Rajas in his retinue requested that if the halt was made for a day, their Ranis may go to Varanasi, have a dip in the Ganges and pay their homage to Lord Vishwanath. Aurangzeb readily agreed.
'Army pickets were posted on the five mile route to Varanasi. The Ranis made journey on the palkis [palanquins]. They took their dip in the Ganges and went to the Vishwanath temple to pay their homage. After offering puja [worship] all the Ranis returned except one, the Maharani of Kutch. A thorough search was made of the temple precincts but the Rani was to be found nowhere.
'When Aurangzeb came to know of this, he was very much enraged. He sent his senior officers to search for the Rani. Ultimately they found that statue of Ganesh [the elephant-headed god which was fixed in the wall was a moveable one. When the statue was moved, they saw a flight of stairs that led to the basement. To their horror they found the missing Rani dishonoured and crying deprived of all her ornaments. The basement was just beneath Lord Vishwanath's seat.'
RE:LIES AGAINST EMPEROR AURANGZEB
by JATIN HALDANKAR on Mar 11, 2007 09:47 PM Permalink
Stop your Propaganda Mr.Mike ,your argument has aleady being countered/answered in your earlier messages by Secular Indian. give some new arguement..if you dont have any.. than please gracefully retreat...
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by Mike Gandhi on Mar 11, 2007 09:57 PM Permalink
MY ONE MESSAGE OF TRUTH IS HEAVIEST ON MILLIONS OF ARGUMENTS POSTED BY YOU AND FASCIST GANG'S
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by chaitanya kumar on Mar 11, 2007 10:04 PM Permalink
worry about your mental state. your posts are express inanity and you need treatment. It's not about "truth" or any such thing. It just makes you a complete idiot if you post the same thing several times. Maybe that is what you are worth.
