History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c13.s1.13

c13.s1.13

was a golden temple and that the elephants of the Rai had collected there. The temple was raided and 250 elephants were captured. The temple, like "the paradise of Shaddād, which after being lost, those 'hellites' had found" or the "Golden Lanka of Ram", was assaulted and its idol Ling-i-Mahadeva was broken. The foundations of this golden temple, which for centuries had been the object of worship of the Hindus were dug up. "The swords flashed where jewels had once been sparkling......and the heads of the Brahmans and idol-worshippers came dancing from their necks to their feet at the flashes of the sword".²⁷