Gyanvapi mosque row: As the legal proceedings unfold, the courts are tasked with addressing the contrasting demands and oppositions related to the ASI survey and the conduct of religious activities within the contested site.
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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America termed Varanasi district court's decision to allow prayers in Gyanvapi complex as "historic". It said the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report revealed undeniable evidence of the demolition of a Hindu temple.
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee didn't get any relief from the Allahabad High Court on Friday as it filed a plea challenging a Varanasi court's order allowing Hindus to perform prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque.
A puja was held in mosque's southern cellar on Wednesday night, about eight hours after the Varanasi district judge order allowing the resumption of Hindu prayers in the cellar, a practice said to have been discontinued three decades back.
The Gyanvapi management committee has urgently approached the Allahabad High Court to contest a Varanasi court's decision allowing Hindu prayers in the mosque's basement. This follows the Varanasi district court permitting a priest to conduct prayers before idols in the Gyanvapi Masjid.
Uttar Pradesh news: The court had asked the district administration to make the necessary arrangements within the next seven days in Varanasi.
The Varanasi court verdict also authorised Hindu prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' with the district administration directed to facilitate arrangements within seven days. The ruling promoted religious inclusivity, fostering the coexistence of both communities.
Gyanvapi case: The Varanasi court verdict also authorised Hindu prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' with the district administration directed to facilitate arrangements within seven days. The ruling promoted religious inclusivity, fostering the coexistence of both communities.
Eleven people, including from both the Hindu and Muslim side, applied for copies of the ASI survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple, counsel for the Hindu litigants said.
The court has directed ASI to provide a hard copy of its survey report to both Hindu and Muslim sides.
Crucially, the mosque's "wazukhana," a small reservoir utilized for ritual ablutions, was explicitly excluded from the survey. This decision aligns with an earlier Supreme Court order safeguarding the specific spot within the mosque complex where Hindu litigants claim a 'Shivling' structure exists.
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The survey, mandated by the Varanasi district court, excludes the "wazukhana," a reservoir for ritual ablutions, within the mosque complex. A prior Supreme Court ruling protected this particular spot from being included in the survey.
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The court had ordered to conduct a survey after the petitioners claimed the mosque was constructed over a pre-existing temple. Four senior officials of the ASI were also present in the court when the report was submitted.
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