Gyanvapi Mosque

ASI Submits Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Report, Court Awaits Verdict

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ASI Submits Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Report as Varanasi Court Awaits Verdict

In a significant development, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted its survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex to the district court in Varanasi. The court, which had dismissed pleas challenging the maintainability of a 1991 lawsuit seeking the restoration of a temple beneath the mosque, is scheduled to reveal the contents of … Read more

ASI Resumes Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque to Examine Historical Symbols

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ASI Resumes Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque to Examine Historical Symbols

The Archaeological survey of India (ASI) resumed its inspection of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi on Friday to ascertain whether it was built on top of a Hindu shrine. The top archaeology body filmed and photographed a trident (trishul), swastika, bell, and flower-like sign etched on the Gyanvapi complex’s walls and pillars. The symbols on … Read more