Destruction of Cultural Symbols and Shrines

Temples vandalised in Feb. 1986

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ANANTNAG DISTRICT

1.  Anantnag Town:  Two temples damaged and one looted.
2.  Achhabal:  One temple desecrated, shit thrown on idols.
3.  Moripura:  One temple burnt completely.
4.  Sagam:  One temple demolished.
5.  Naogam:  One temple partially burnt.
6.  Teelvani:  One temple partially burnt.
7.  Gautamnag:  One two-storied temple burnt and Dharamshala stoned.
8.  Krangsoo:  Pujari Baba of a temple beaten.
9.  Akura(Mattan):  One temple and its entire property looted, and shed set on fire.
10.  Dialgam:  One temple heavily damaged by stoning.
11.  Salar:  One temple set on fire.
12.  Aishmuqam:  One temple set on fire.
13.  Bijbehara Town:  Two temples completely looted, ancient idol valued at more than Rs.101akhs, broken. Jai Devi Temple desecrated and Idol stolen.
14.  Wanpoh(Gasipora):  Two temples, and Samadhi of Swami Dama Kak, completely burnt.
15.  Dhanav(Bogund):  Two temples and one Dharamshala burnt.
16.  Chogam:  One temple stoned; its doors, windows and three pillars broken.
17.  Verinag:  One temple on the parikarma of the holy spring damaged, doors broken, idols thrown into the spring. Pawan Sandhya, a religious teerth converted into a place for construction of mosque.
18.  Larikpora:  Three temples of Goddess Durga, Siddha Lakshmi and Shiva completely burnt, idols broken into pieces.
19.  Fatehpura:  One temple completely burnt alongwith its entrance gate. Ancient Shiva idol broken to pieces.
20.  Quill (Pulwama):  One temple damaged partially.
21.  Trisal:  One temple stoned, compound wall of another temple damaged.
22.  Pawan Sandhya:  Converted into a Mosque.

SRINAGAR DISTRICT

23.  Ganpatyar (Srinagar):  Temple heavily stoned.
24.  Jawahar Nagar:  Shiv Mandir desecrated and damaged; its property brought out and consigned to flames.
25.  Maisuma:  Dashnami Akhara, from where Chhari Mubarak leaves for Holy Amarnath Cave, burnt down.
26.  Raghunath Mandir:  Damaged by stoning.
27.  Tulamulla:  One temple in the village burnt.
28.  Waskura:  The famous temple of Mata Rupa Bhawani partially burnt.
29.  Gandherbal:  Two temples burnt and two temples damaged.

BUDGAM DISTRICT

30.  Yachhgam:  One temple partially damaged.
31.  Badgam Town:  Sharda temple damaged.
32.  Chadura:  One temple damaged.

KUPWARA DISTRICT

33.  Tekpora:  One temple burnt.
34.  Lalpura:  One temple burnt.
35.  Handwara:  One temple damaged.

BARAMULLA DISTRICT

36.  Baramulla Town:  One temple partially damaged.
37.  Vankura:  One temple fully damaged.
38.  Sopore:  One temple partially damaged.
39.  Bandipora:  One temple partially burnt.
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Destruction of Cultural Symbols
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