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The conversion of non-Hindu places of worship into temples occurred for centuries, ever since the advent of other Dharmic faiths in the Indian subcontinent. [ citation needed ] As a result, Muslim mosques, Christian churches, Zoroastrian fire temples [ citation needed ] , Jain and Buddhist temples were converted into Hindu places of worship.
Conversions took place through the Goan Inquisition with the persecution of Hindus and the destruction of Hindu temples. Some 160 temples were razed to the ground on the Goa island by 1566. Between 1566 and 1567, a campaign by Franciscan missionaries destroyed another 300 Hindu temples in Bardez (North Goa).
The conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques occurred during the life of Muhammad [citation needed] and continued during subsequent Islamic conquests and invasions and under historical Muslim rule. [citation needed] Hindu temples, Jain Temples, churches, synagogues, and Zoroastrian fire temples have been converted into mosques.
Most of the abandoned churches by Christians in the west and non-Hindu temples has been taken over not by force or invasion but buy buying them over. Same instance could be seen at "Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques". The see also has been changed in par with the prior mentioned page. Do not change as you please!
The Ateshgah of Baku, Azerbaijani: Atəşgah), often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhany town (in Surakhany raion), [2] a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan. Based on Iranian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu , Sikh , and Zoroastrian place of worship.
The 16th-century mosque built on the birthplace of Rama under the reign of and named after Mughal Emperor Babur was demolished in 1992 by a mob of Hindu nationalists. In 2019, after a verdict by the Supreme Court of India , the decision to construct a temple at the site was accepted by the Indian parliament.
Pages in category "Conversion of non-Christian religious buildings and structures into churches" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Others temples have served as non-Hindu places of worship, either after conversion or simultaneously with Hindu use. In the 12th–16th century, during Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent and South Asia, Hindu temples, along with the temples of Buddhists and Jains, intermittently became targets of armies from Persian, Central Asian, and ...