The Little-Known Story of how the Portuguese Fanatic Martim Afonso Tried to Attack Tirumala Devasthanam

As the Governor of Portuguese territories of India, Martim Afonso de Sousa launched a military campaign to loot and destroy the sacred temple of Tirumala in 1543. This is the first part of a series.

Sep 08, 2022

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DOM JOAO III OR KING JOHN III, the “Pious” of Portugal arguably occupies the summit of infamy as far as his Christian fanaticism is concerned. He gets the unvarnished dishonor for issuing the order for the barbaric Inquisition of Goa: he is the royal butcher who authorized the genocide of Hindus in the ancient sacred Kshetra of Gomantaka. Christian piet…

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The Little-Known Story of how the Portuguese Fanatic Martim Afonso Tried to Attack Tirumala Devasthanam

As the Governor of Portuguese territories of India, Martim Afonso de Sousa launched a military campaign to loot and destroy the sacred temple of Tirumala in 1543. This is the first part of a series.

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