Hinduism_ A Christian Heresy

Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan 196
The ealiest “Hindu” Temple is found in Tigawa, near modern Jabalpur.
This has all the main characteristics of early Hindu temples - an inner
garba-griha ( sanctum Sanctorum corresponding to the Madbaha of the
Eastern Churches – the Holy of Holies ) surrounded by an ambulatory
path or cella, an outer portico with columns in the front, and above all, a
flat roof of stone. This is dated in the Gupta Period (AD 350-650). This
is the simplest of early structures that may be called a temple with
“Hindu” influence.
Neither temples nor idols of modern Hinduism are found anywhere prior
to this period. The only forms of religion prior to this period were
Vedism, Buddhism and Jainism apart from probable local cults.
As time passed these temple structures got more elaborate and intricate.
Sadashiva Murthy in the Elephanta Caves off Bombay with its
three faces - Tatpurusha-Mahadeva (center), Vamadeva-Uma
(feminine - right side), Aghora-Bhairava (Masculine Fierce - left
side) is heavily reminiscent of Hebrew Kabballa. These caves are
thought to date back to the Silhara kings of the 9th through 12th
centuries A.D. Some date it to 600 AD.