History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c41.s13.6

v3.c41.s13.6

Al-Beruni refers to one more famous idol viz. that of Śāradā in Kashmir visited even by Śankara. The other famous idols in India of which we have historical mention were the Śiva-idols in Kashi and Ujjain, the Bhailkasvāmin idol (Viṣṇu) at Bhelsa, the Viṣṇu idol at Jagannath (p. 268) and of Vithoba at Pandharpur and the Mahālakshmi idol at Kolhapur (p. 293), not to speak of the Śiva idols at Kāñchi and Rameśvar referred to by Al-Beruni himself. We have already spoken of the Devī idol at Kotkangṛa and the idols at Mathura and Kanauj described vaguely by Utbi as destroyed by Mahmud.