Some of the activities which were prevalent during the Delhi Sultanate period are as follows: religious persecution, prohibition of public worship and destruction of temples. These was often vigorously enforced by the early Muslim rulers.
The Tiruvengalanatha temple was built at Vijayanagara during the reign of the king Achyuta Deva Raya. Tiruvengalanatha temple is now popularly known as the Achyutaraya temple on the name of this king.