Which traveller made the following observation, “Within three leagues of Mangalore, I saw an idol-house the likes of which is not to be found in all the world”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Abdur Razzaq
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi was a diplomat from Herat who visited India in the fifteenth century; his travelogue was written in the 1440s. He did not like what he saw in the port of Calicut. But near Mangalore, after crossing the Western Ghats, he saw a temple that filled him with admiration, and wrote these lines about it.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2025-26)
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