The Sringeri Mutt possesses 47 letters addressed by Tipu Sultan to the then Shankaracharya Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III (1770 – 1814). Dr. A. K. Shastry has in his book ‘The records of the Sringeri Dharmasamsthana’, translated and commented upon these letters.
Yet there is evidence that he destroyed 8000 temples.
""In the month of Chingam 952, Malayalam Era (corresponding to August, 1786) Tippu's Army destroyed idols of the famous Perumanam Temple and desecrated all the temples between Trichur and Karuvannur river. "
Hemambika Temple of Kallekulangara, also known as Emoor Bhagavathy temple, the Family Deity (Kula Devata) of the royal family of Palakkad.
Keraladhiswara Maha Vishnu Temple, Tanur Town, Malappuram Dist.
Jain Temple in Palghat .
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