‘Bhagwa is my identity’: CM Yogi says Sambhal predates Islam, Hari Vishnu temple was destroyed in 1526
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‘Bhagwa is my identity’: CM Yogi says Sambhal predates Islam, Hari Vishnu temple was destroyed in 1526

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday stated that Sambhal, mentioned in scriptures over 5,000 years old, predates Islam, and the Hari Vishnu temple was destroyed in 1526. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses during the inauguration program of joint credit camp of Jhansi and Chitrakoot division. “Sambhal represents a historical truth, and I have always spoken about it openly,” said Yogi Adityanath at a media event in Lucknow. In Sambhal, Jalabhishek was performed after 56 years at a Shiva temple,” said Yogi Adityanath.

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

Sambhal Muslims demolish homes after ancient temple discovery
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Sambhal Muslims demolish homes after ancient temple discovery

Deccan Chronicle  

“We can at least save some of our belongings. Power theft amounting to ₹1.3 crore has been detected in dozens of homes, with anti-theft operations ongoing under police protection, particularly near the Jama Mosque. The anti-encroachment drive intensified after violent clashes on November 24 during a court-ordered Archaeological Survey of India survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid. The survey followed …

The Sambhal Conundrum: The story is new, yet its nature is old
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The Sambhal Conundrum: The story is new, yet its nature is old

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Human memory is a strange thing. Scholar Catherine Asher in her book ‘Architecture of Mughal India’ states that “…the Sambhal mosque is the first extant Mughal building in India”. A single dome surmounts the central bay…the mosque’s pishtaq and other features, resembling 15th century Sharqi structures in nearby Jaunpur suggest a reliance on local artisans and designers.” Asher also mentions …

Was centuries-old Kalki temple in Sambhal razed? What 1879 ASI report, historians say
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Was centuries-old Kalki temple in Sambhal razed? What 1879 ASI report, historians say

India Today  

Sunday morning brought chaos in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. WHY COURT ORDERED SURVEY AT SAMBHAL SHAHI JAMA MASJID The Sambhal court-mandated survey was the second following a petition filed on November 19, that claimed the Shahi Jama Masjid stood on the remains of an ancient Kalki temple. Vishnu Jain, the advocate of the Hindu side, citing Babur's autobiography Baburnama, has claimed …

Sambhal, India: Mosque survey sparks deadly clashes in Uttar Pradesh
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Sambhal, India: Mosque survey sparks deadly clashes in Uttar Pradesh

CNN  

Lucknow, India — Authorities closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city on Monday, officials said, a day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple. Nearly 1,000 Muslim protesters gathered outside the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, in the northern state …

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