UP CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate that Gyanvapi is identified as a mosque; says it is Vishwanath
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UP CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate that Gyanvapi is identified as a mosque; says it is Vishwanath

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday objected to the classification of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi as a Muslim place of worship, asserting that it is dedicated to Lord Shiva, also known as Vishwanath. VIDEO | "Unfortunately, people call Gyanvapi a mosque, but it is actually 'Vishwanath' himself, " said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath speaking during an event in Gorakhpur earlier today. Yogi Adityanath’s statement came a day after a Varanasi court denied a request from the Hindu community to repair and restore the “Vyas Ka Tahkhana” and to prevent gatherings for namaz there. In February, a Varanasi court allowed Hindu devotees to pray inside the sealed basement of the Gyanvapi mosque, specifically at ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana,’ a restricted area within the mosque.

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Yogi Adityanath | A confluence of faith
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Yogi Adityanath | A confluence of faith

India Today  

Fresh off the success of the 2025 Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was at his buoyant best at the India Today Conclave, speaking at length on several issues, including the mega event and the criticism around it. The Kumbh gave a message of unity, and it was there for everyone to see.” The CM elaborated on …

Ain-e-Akbari mentions there was a Hari Mandal temple in Sambhal: Yogi Adityanath tells Rajat Sharma
2 months, 1 week ago

Ain-e-Akbari mentions there was a Hari Mandal temple in Sambhal: Yogi Adityanath tells Rajat Sharma

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to Muslim leaders to "show largeheartedness and hand over the disputed sites in Varanasi, Mathura, and Sambhal to the Hindu community." At the 'Pranaam India' special show at the Mahakumbh Mela site in Prayagraj, Yogi Adityanath was asked by India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma why he did not accept the …

Yogi Adityanath: Stop calling any disputed structure a mosque – ‘does not align with Islamic principles’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Yogi Adityanath: Stop calling any disputed structure a mosque – ‘does not align with Islamic principles’

Live Mint  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath does not want disputed structures to be tagged as mosques. Hum jis din masjid bolna bandh kar denge, uss din log jaana bhi bandh kar denge.” Adityanath's comments came on Friday while speaking at an event hosted by a news channel in Prayagraj. The chief minister spoke about the temple-mosque disputes on a day …

Uttar Pradesh: Hindu outfits demand action against illegal mosque on mountain sacred for Hindus
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Hindu outfits demand action against illegal mosque on mountain sacred for Hindus

Op India  

A mosque has been built illegally at the place where Lord Rama had offered water to Lord Shiva in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have protested against this and also written a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding the demolition of the structure. VHP General Secretary Deepu Dixit mentioned that Muslims initially painted a stone …

Muslim religious leaders say Yogi’s Gyanvapi comment is irresponsible; Congress says it amounts to contempt of judiciary
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslim religious leaders say Yogi’s Gyanvapi comment is irresponsible; Congress says it amounts to contempt of judiciary

The Hindu  

Reacting sharply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement that Gyanvapi, “called a mosque by some”, is the Hindu deity Lord Vishwanath, Muslim religious leaders from U.P. Amid this, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement that refers to it as a Vishwanath temple does not befit his position. People holding top positions must refrain from issuing statements that create division …

CM Yogi's Gyanvapi Vishwanath Statement Sparks Outrage, Watch Video | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Yogi's Gyanvapi Vishwanath Statement Sparks Outrage, Watch Video | ABP News

ABP News  

On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sparked controversy with his remarks during an event in Gorakhpur. In response to CM Yogi's statement, Shah Nawaz Alam, President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Minority Department, criticized the remarks as highly unfortunate. Alam suggested that CM Yogi's statement might be an attempt to interfere with the court proceedings, calling it a …

CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate to call Gyanvapi a mosque
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate to call Gyanvapi a mosque

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Creating ripples, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday called Gyanvapi the real embodiment of Lord Vishwanath himself. He said that it was “unfortunate” that people associated the name with a mosque, referring to the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. “Unfortunately, people call Gyanvapi a mosque, but it is actually ‘Baba Vishwanath’ himself,” said Yogi while addressing the inaugural session of …

Gyanvapi mosque is Lord Vishwanath himself, says Adityanath
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque is Lord Vishwanath himself, says Adityanath

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Gyanvapi, which some people “unfortunately” called a mosque, is, in fact, the Hindu deity Lord Vishwanath. “Gyanvapi, which some today unfortunately refer to as a mosque, is actually Vishwanath-Ji himself,” Mr. Adityanath said, while addressing the inaugural session of an international seminar on the ‘Contribution of Nathpanth in the creation …

Yogi Adityanath says ‘unfortunate to call Gyanvapi a mosque’, Samajwadi Party reacts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yogi Adityanath says ‘unfortunate to call Gyanvapi a mosque’, Samajwadi Party reacts

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that it is “unfortunate” to call Gyanvapi as a mosque. While inaugurating an international seminar on "Contribution of Nath Panth in Building a Harmonious Society" at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, the chief minister said,"It is unfortunate that some people refer to Gyanvapi as a mosque while it is the …

Yogi Adityanath says Gyanvapi Mosque is actually 'Lord Shiva temple'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yogi Adityanath says Gyanvapi Mosque is actually 'Lord Shiva temple'

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed his reservations over Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque being called a Muslim place of worship and said that it is rather a 'temple of Lord Shiva'. THE GYANVAPI CONTROVERSY Several Hindu activists challenge a temple existed earlier at the disputed Gyanvapi mosque site, and it was demolished in the 17th century on the …

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
11 months ago

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city

CNN  

Varanasi, India CNN — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. But we are hopeless.” Varanasi lies on the Ganges, the most sacred river in Hinduism John Mees/CNN ‘We hide our names’ Modi’s BJP has its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: In Setback For Muslim Side, SC Refuses To Halt Prayers At Vyas Tehkhana
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: In Setback For Muslim Side, SC Refuses To Halt Prayers At Vyas Tehkhana

News 18  

Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt Hindu prayers at Vyas Tehkhana in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, situated in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. The bench, however, said that Muslims can enter mosque unhindered from the northern side to offer namaz while priests of the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust would take southern entry to perform puja in the cellar. The apex court …

SC refuses to stop prayers of Hindus in Southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque
1 year ago

SC refuses to stop prayers of Hindus in Southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque and sought response of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple trustees on the plea of the mosque management committee. The court was hearing a fresh plea of the Gyanvapi mosque management committee against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower …

TMC MLA Siddiqullah Chowdhury threatens Yogi Adityanath over Hindus praying at Gyanvapi
1 year, 1 month ago

TMC MLA Siddiqullah Chowdhury threatens Yogi Adityanath over Hindus praying at Gyanvapi

Op India  

The district court of Varanasi’s decision to allow Hindus to pray in the Vyas cellar of the Gyanvapi structure has ruffled the feathers of Mamata Banerjee’s minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury. The TMC leader even sought a ban on Hindus being allowed to do puja in the Gyanvapi structure and demanded that the Hindu worshippers “vacate the Gyanvapi mosque immediately”. Varanasi court …

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi
1 year, 1 month ago

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi

Live Mint  

Weeks after a Varanasi court allowed Hindu devotees to pray in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, Trinamool Congress leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury asked the Hindu worshippers to vacate the mosque premises immediately. The remarks came after the Muslim side alleged a nexus between the state government and the Hindu parties in the case, questioning the presence of the advocate …

Temples and mosques as a marker to study the life and times of Aurangzeb
1 year, 1 month ago

Temples and mosques as a marker to study the life and times of Aurangzeb

The Hindu  

On February 2 this year, Muslims thronged the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi in almost unprecedented numbers for Friday prayers. Expresses Truschke, “Writing in February of 1659 Aurangzeb said he had learned that ‘several people have, out of spite and rancour, harassed the Hindu residents of Benares and nearby places, including a group of Brahmins who are in charge of ancient …

In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes
1 year, 1 month ago

In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes

Al Jazeera  

Varanasi/Bengaluru, India – A festive atmosphere engulfed Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities situated on the banks of the river Ganga. In May 2022, some Hindu patrons went to the Varanasi local court asking for permission to worship within the mosque’s complex after a court-ordered video survey found that a ‘Shivling’ – a symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva – …

Hindu priest offers prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi
1 year, 2 months ago

Hindu priest offers prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

The Hindu  

A priest designated by the Kashi Vishwanath temple performed prayers at a cellar known as ‘Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday after a district court ordered the local administration to unseal the premises which was sealed in 1993 on the orders of the then Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh government. Editorial | Legitimising revanchism: On …

Hindu prayers begin inside India’s Mughal-era mosque after court order
1 year, 2 months ago

Hindu prayers begin inside India’s Mughal-era mosque after court order

Al Jazeera  

Right-wing Hindu groups have been claiming the 17th-century mosque adjacent to a famous temple in Varanasi city for decades. Hindu worshippers have begun praying inside a 17th-century mosque in the Indian city of Varanasi, hours after a court order gave them the go-ahead at the disputed site. The Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi is one of several Muslim places of worship …

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees flock to 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' inside Gyanvapi mosque post-district court order | VIDEO
1 year, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees flock to 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' inside Gyanvapi mosque post-district court order | VIDEO

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh news: After the Varanasi Court allowed Hindus to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, devotees flocked to the 'Vyas ka Tehkhana' inside the complex in Varanasi to offer prayers. Varanasi Court on Wednesday allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Another devotee named Mridul Mishra said, "Hamara purana …

'Gyanvapi Mosque verdict violation of Places of Worship Act': AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
1 year, 2 months ago

'Gyanvapi Mosque verdict violation of Places of Worship Act': AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: As the Varanasi district court allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed the order a violation of the Places of Worship Act. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief said that granting permission for worship in the inside the 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' area inside …

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'
1 year, 2 months ago

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a Varanasi court's order on the Gyanvapi mosque, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday demanded that temples should be built in Kashi and Mathura at the "original places". Varanasi's district court today granted the permission to the family of a priest to worship Hindu Gods in the Gyanvapi mosque's cellar. VHP working president Alok Kumar said: …

Varanasi court permits Hindu worship inside sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque; masjid committee to appeal
1 year, 2 months ago

Varanasi court permits Hindu worship inside sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque; masjid committee to appeal

The Hindu  

The Varanasi District Court on Wednesday allowed Hindu prayers to be offered inside the Vyas Ka Tekhana of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Puja arrangements in seven days The order permitting prayers to resume came on the last working day of district judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha, who has been hearing multiple pleas related to worship rights in the Gyanvapi mosque. VHP …

Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement
1 year, 2 months ago

Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Varanasi court permitted Hindu devotees to worship within the confines of Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement. Hindu devotees are authorised to offer prayers inside the sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque, known as 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' according to the recent verdict from Varanasi court. Initiation of worship The court directed the district administration to facilitate rituals involving …

Atiq ur Rehman says Muslims should be credited for not destroying evidence of temple underneath Gyanvapi Masjid
1 year, 2 months ago

Atiq ur Rehman says Muslims should be credited for not destroying evidence of temple underneath Gyanvapi Masjid

Op India  

On Monday, Islamic scholar Atiq ur Rehman attempted to downplay the desecration of Hindu temples by Islamic invaders and claimed that the Muslim community should be credited for not destroying evidence of mosques being built atop Hindu temples. Afterwards, there are two more monuments which are built upon our Krishna’s birth place and Kashi Viswanath.” Atiq ur Rehman concedes that …

Citing ASI report, VHP asks Muslim side to hand over Gyanvapi structure to Hindus
1 year, 2 months ago

Citing ASI report, VHP asks Muslim side to hand over Gyanvapi structure to Hindus

Hindustan Times  

Two days after the Archaeological Survey of India survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex was made public, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded that the structure be declared as a Hindu temple and urged the Muslim side to hand it over. On Thursday, Vishnu Shankar Jain, who represents the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath case, said that …

Gyanvapi Case: VHP Calls for Handover of 'Original' Kashi Vishwanath Site, Says Mosque Must be Moved
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi Case: VHP Calls for Handover of 'Original' Kashi Vishwanath Site, Says Mosque Must be Moved

News 18  

The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday said the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, representing the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi case, must hand over the original site of the Kashi Vishwanath temple to the Hindu side. The Hindutva outfit said handing over the site and “respectfully” moving the Gyanvapi mosque to another “appropriate place” will be “righteous action” on part of …

Gyanvapi mosque committee should handover structure to Hindus: VHP chief
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque committee should handover structure to Hindus: VHP chief

The Hindu  

Anjum Intezamia Masjid Commitee, the trust which looks after the management of Varanasi-based Gyanvapi mosque, should agree to ‘respectfully’ shift the Gyanvapi mosque to another appropriate place and to hand over the original site of ‘Kashi Vishvanatha’ to the Hindu Society, said the international working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Alok Kumar. The evidence collected by the ASI from the …

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey
1 year, 2 months ago

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded the Muslim community to hand over the Gyanvapi community to the Hindu community by claiming that the ASI report has "reconfirmed" that the mosque in Varanasi was constructed after "demolishing a temple" at the site. In a statement issued on Saturday, VHP's international working president, Alok Kumar, said that the evidence …

Muslim side says ASI’s report on Gyanvapi not final verdict: ‘Responsibility to keep mosque safe’
1 year, 2 months ago

Muslim side says ASI’s report on Gyanvapi not final verdict: ‘Responsibility to keep mosque safe’

Hindustan Times  

A survey by the Archaeological Survey of India which said that a large Hindu temple existed before the construction of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, is only a report and not a decision, the Muslim petitioners in the decades-old case said on Friday, adding that they’d study the document before deciding on their next move. The statement came even as …

There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India
1 year, 2 months ago

There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India

The Hindu  

The western wall of the Gyanvapi mosque located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is the remaining part of a pre-existing Hindu temple, says the ground penetrating radar survey report of the structure prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India. The ASI report concluded that it can be said there existed a Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure, …

Temple existed at Gyanvapi: Hindu side cites ASI survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Temple existed at Gyanvapi: Hindu side cites ASI survey

Hindustan Times  

A report by the Archaeological Survey of India found that a large Hindu temple existed before the construction of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, lawyers for the Hindu petitioners in the decades-old case announced on Thursday, marking a decisive turn in the fractious communal dispute that will have sweeping ramifications. “The Arabic-Persian inscription found inside a room mentions that the …

Gyanvapi case: Lawyer says ASI survey found remnants of Hindu temple in Varanasi mosque
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Lawyer says ASI survey found remnants of Hindu temple in Varanasi mosque

Hindustan Times  

Varanasi: Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, who is representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi Masjid-Kashi Vishwanath temple case, on Thursday claimed the Archaeological Survey of India has found remnants of a large Hindu temple inside the Varanasi mosque. Citing the 839-page ASI survey report, he said the mosque – which stands adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir – was built …

Large Hindu Temple Existed Before Gyanvapi Mosque Was Built, Reveals ASI Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Large Hindu Temple Existed Before Gyanvapi Mosque Was Built, Reveals ASI Report

News 18  

A large Hindu temple existed before the construction of Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, said Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the case while reading out the report from the Archaeological Survey of India’s survey. #WATCH | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, gives details on the Gyanvapi case.He says, “The ASI …

Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: A grand Hindu temple existed prior to the construction of the existing structure in the Gyanvapi complex, the Archaeological Survey of India has mentioned in its survey report, informed Hindu Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain. "Based on scientific studies/survey carried out study of architectural remains, exposed features and artefacts inscriptions, art and sculptures, it can be said that there …

Can be said that Hindu temple existed before: Survey report on Gyanvapi mosque
1 year, 2 months ago

Can be said that Hindu temple existed before: Survey report on Gyanvapi mosque

India Today  

The Archaeological Survey of India report revealed that a large Hindu temple may have once existed at the site of Gyanvapi mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, a senior lawyer, representing the Hindu side, said after receiving a detailed survey report. In the press briefing on Thursday, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, said, "The ASI has stated that …

Modi fulfils pledge to India’s Hindus with opening of temple on site of razed Babri mosque
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi fulfils pledge to India’s Hindus with opening of temple on site of razed Babri mosque

The Independent  

The scaffolding on the vast Hindu temple being built in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya can be seen from a distance. open image in gallery The temple sits on the site where the Babri Masjid – then India’s biggest mosque – was torn down by a Hindu mob in 1992 “We were sitting inside our home when the kar …

Gyanvapi case: Hindu petitioners file plea in SC to clean ‘wazukhana’ area
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Hindu petitioners file plea in SC to clean ‘wazukhana’ area

Live Mint  

The Hindu petitioners seeking direction from the district magistrate of Varanasi for cleaning the entire area of 'wazukhana' or ablution pond of Gyanvapi mosque, have filed an application to this end, reported news agency ANI. According to the Hindu petitioners, the 'wazukhana' of Gyanvapi mosque is the place where the alleged 'Shivling' was found and is the reservoir where devotees …

‘1991 Act not violated’: Allahabad HC on Gyanvapi mosque pleas
1 year, 3 months ago

‘1991 Act not violated’: Allahabad HC on Gyanvapi mosque pleas

Hindustan Times  

A bouquet of pleas filed by Hindu petitioners seeking worshipping rights inside the Gyanvapi Masjid complex and the removal of the mosque is not barred by the 1991 Places of Worship Act, the Allahabad high court ruled on Tuesday, marking a crucial turn in the decades-old dispute that will have reverberations across a raft of similarly sensitive cases. The high …

Incremental injustice: The Hindu Editorial on the Gyanvapi mosque survey
1 year, 7 months ago

Incremental injustice: The Hindu Editorial on the Gyanvapi mosque survey

The Hindu  

In upholding the conduct of a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India at the Gyanvapi mosque, the Allahabad High Court may have endorsed a surreptitious attempt to alter the character of the place of worship. Both the High Court and the Varanasi District Court, which ordered the ASI survey on July 21, had held earlier that the suit filed …

Gyanvapi: ‘Non-invasive’ scientific survey by ASI to continue after SC verdict
1 year, 7 months ago

Gyanvapi: ‘Non-invasive’ scientific survey by ASI to continue after SC verdict

Live Mint  

Gyanvapi mosque case: The Supreme Court of India on Friday declined to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey within the mosque premises. Here are the top points of the story -ASI has been tasked to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi mosque which is placed next to Kashi Vishwanath …

Gyanvapi gets a political edge
1 year, 8 months ago

Gyanvapi gets a political edge

Hindustan Times  

For almost two years now, a decades-old dispute between local Hindu and Muslim groups over the Gyanvapi Masjid that abuts the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has held the national centre stage. The first petition in the ongoing legal battle was filed in 2021, and the case has become the most important one of what has informally come to be …

'Muslim side should accept its historical mistake and propose a solution': Yogi Adityanath on Gyanvapi
1 year, 8 months ago

'Muslim side should accept its historical mistake and propose a solution': Yogi Adityanath on Gyanvapi

India TV News  

Gyanvapi row: Amid the ongoing dispute between the Hindu and Muslim sides over the Gyanvapi mosque issue, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Gyanvapi complex cannot be called a mosque. Allahabad High Court verdict on Aug 3 The UP CM's interview comes even as the Allahabad High Court is set to deliver a verdict on a plea …

‘Mughals razed 4 lakh temples to make mosques; they will be returned to Hindus’: UP Minister
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Mughals razed 4 lakh temples to make mosques; they will be returned to Hindus’: UP Minister

Firstpost  

Singh’s fervor extended to Kashi, a revered city in Hindu tradition. He urged Muslims to vacate the city voluntarily, emphasizing its significance as a sacred site for Hindus and the core of their faith In a recent statement that sparked controversy, Raghuraj Pratap Singh, a Minister of State in UP, courted controversy speaking about the fate of mosques in India …

INTERVIEW | ‘Gyanvapi mosque has become a target’: Vishwambhar Nath Mishra
1 year, 9 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Gyanvapi mosque has become a target’: Vishwambhar Nath Mishra

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 29, 2023 11:00 IST - 5 MINS READ Vishwambhar Nath Mishra swaps selves each time he changes clothes. If the siva linga found inside Gyanvapi is the real siva linga, how does one make sense of the siva linga that is being worshipped in the Kashi Vishwanath temple? To expand the Kashi Vishwanath temple, this library was …

Five mosques that were built by destroying holy shrines of other religions
2 years, 3 months ago

Five mosques that were built by destroying holy shrines of other religions

Op India  

The destruction of temples and religious sites of other Faiths by aggressive Islamists has long been an unfortunate part of world history. The conversion of the Indranarayan Swamy temple into a Mosque dated back to the year 1323 when Muhammad Bin Tughlaq encroached on the Bodhan fort, which was under the protection of warrior Kakatiya commander Sitaramachandra Sastri. Gyanvapi mosque …

Area where 'Shivling' found on Gyanvapi mosque premises to be protected until further orders, rules SC
2 years, 4 months ago

Area where 'Shivling' found on Gyanvapi mosque premises to be protected until further orders, rules SC

Firstpost  

Earlier this year, on May 17, the apex court had passed an interim order directing the district magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of the area inside the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex where the ‘Shivling’ had allegedly been found as described in the court-ordered survey New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday extended till further orders the protection of the area …

Gyanvapi mosque dispute: What's the case and what's expected to happen in Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque dispute: What's the case and what's expected to happen in Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court’s bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, is set to hear the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute today, November 11. The case will be heard for the first time after the district court denied the Masjid Committee's motion to dismiss the suit filed by Hindu devotees seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi Mosque compound. The case presently before the …

BHU History Exam Asks Question on 'Demolition of Adi Vishweshwar Temple by Aurangzeb', Starts Row
2 years, 6 months ago

BHU History Exam Asks Question on 'Demolition of Adi Vishweshwar Temple by Aurangzeb', Starts Row

News 18  

In the recently held MA History exam in Banaras Hindu University, the question paper asked students to name the book and author which mentions about ‘demolition of Adi Vishweshwar Temple by Aurangzeb’. The question was asked at a time when the case regarding the Gyanvapi mosque – Adi Vishweshwar temple dispute is still in court. The present-day Gyanvapi mosque was …

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