We have killed the Hindu God

Hayagriva Dasa: Srila Prabhupada said, "For hundreds of years, the Muslims tried to stamp out Krishna worship in Vrindaban, Mathura, Jagannatha Puri—practically all of India—but still it's going on, and the Muslim and British have come and gone. The potencies of the holy dham are greater than any mundane power. Of course, during Muslim times, the Deities had to be hidden, but this does not mean that They need our protection. The Muslims would break the Deities with sticks and then think, 'Oh, we have killed the Hindu God.' Of course, this is nonsense. Simply the marble was broken, not the Deity. Foolish men think of the Deity in a limited, mundane way. God manifests Himself in the Deity out of mercy for His devotee, but He is still present in His eternal abode, Vaikuntha, as well as in every atom of the creation. Krishna is all-powerful, His Deity form is indestructible, and His dham possesses all spiritual potencies. There might have been some damage to the temples, but generally the Muslims did not enter Vrindaban. They were afraid."
"Even today there are very few Muslims in Vrindaban-Mathura," Dr. Kapoor says.
"Yes," Prabhupada agrees. "The Brijbasis prefer to die rather than give up their Krishna. Throughout India you'll find that some of the lower castes—the sudras, or vaishyas, or harijans—will convert to Mohammedanism, but in Vrindaban even the sudra will not give up Krishna, not even for all the gold in the world."
"Why is that, Srila Prabhupada?" Gurudas asks. "Is it from living in Vrindaban and being so close to Krishna day by day?"
"Yes, that effect cannot be overestimated."