"Malik Naib Kafur marched on to Ma'bar, which he also took. He destroyed the golden idol temple of Ma'bar, and the golden idols which for ages had been worshipped by the Hindus of that country. The fragments of the golden temple, and of the broken idols of gold and gilt became the rich spoil of the army"
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