History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s15.11

v1.c19.s15.11

The loss of the earlier structures that would have made all this clear is largely due to the Muhammadan raids in the beginning of the 14th century, when these iconoclasts spared no shrine they found on their marches. What escaped them was either "restored" beyond recognition by zealous Hindû princes and temple builders, or is now in the innermost enclosures, inaccessible to any European capable of judging of their style and age. The few old shrines at Conjivaram, noticed above, and some scattered and neglected ruins do remain, and are very instructive; the desideratum is that adequate surveys of them are so slow in being published.