A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and PS Narasimha would be hearing the plea of the Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the affairs of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.
There has been a protest over the survey of several deities, including Shringar Gauri, located in Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath temple premises and the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.
The Gyanvapi Masjid is located adjacent to the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. It shares a boundary wall with the temple.
PM Modi also offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple's gold-plated sanctum sanctorum.
The inauguration of the state-of-the-art infrastructure surrounding the historic Kashi Vishwanath Temple near the iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat was held today.
Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga Temple, the 7th Jyotirling out of 12 Jyotirlingas, is situated on the Western Ghats of the river Ganges in Varanasi. It is believed that Kashi is considered to be one of the most beloved places of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
PM Modi has reached Varanasi where he will soon be inaugurating the much-anticipated Kashi Vishwanath Corridor. He was welcomed at the airport by Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel.
On the first day of his Varanasi visit, PM Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project, showered flower petals on the labourers involved, had lunch with them and took a holy dip in the river Ganga.
Over 3,000 seers, figures associated with different religious maths, artists and other noted people are to assemble at the venue on December 13 to witness the inauguration.
The mega corridor, whose foundation stone was laid by Modi on March 8, 2019, connects the main temple with Lalita Ghat via a corridor, and grand gateways and ornamental arches have been built in heritage architecture style in four directions, facing the ancient temple at its core.
The current structure of the temple was constructed by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar around 1780, and in the 19th century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh had got it crowned with a golden 'shikhar'.
Ahead of the inauguration on December 13, India TV has accessed some exclusive photos of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor.
The idol of the goddess was taken to the temple in a silver palanquin, shouldered by Adityanath.
The 18th century idol of Goddess Annapurna, which was brought back from Canada recently, was installed at a newly-constructed Annapurna temple inside Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor today. The idol, which was carried through the state in a resplendent chariot, entered Varanasi hours after Sunday midnight.
Priyanka Gandhi is on her Kashi tour today. She visited the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple and performed pooja for Lord Shiva.
A huge crowd of devotees were seen in Varanasi as they took a holy dip in the Ganga river and offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the second Monday of 'Sawan' month
CM Yogi Adityanath today reached Varanasi and offered prayer at Kashi Vishwanath temple. On 15th July PM Modi will also make a visit to Varanasi.
Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday reported the highest-ever single-day spike of 18,021 coronavirus cases and 85 deaths, a senior official said. With this, the state's infection tally stands at 7,23,582 and the death toll at 9,309.
Due to the rising coronavirus cases, night curfew has been imposed in many cities and districts of UP. Varanasi has also recorded a spurt in corona cases. Meanwhile, the negative report of Corona has been made compulsory for devotees who are willing to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple.
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board has moved Allahabad High Court in the Kashi Vishwanath Mandi-Gyanvapi Masjid case.
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