The omnipresence of Vishveshwar at Gyanvapi is a record the Hindus have kept in their civilizational memory. The Nandi idol which is now part of the present-day Kashi Vishwanath Temple complex faces not towards the deity in the present-day temple but towards the disputed Gyanwapi structure. Right: The Nandi and Gyanwapi colonnade before the beautification of the temple precinct The …