Gyanvapi Mosque - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gyanvapi Mosque is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was constructed c. 1678, a decade after Aurangzeb's demolition of a Shiva temple that stood at the site. [1]
A Hindu-Muslim dispute tests centuries of interfaith culture in ... - NPR
WEBSep 16, 2023 · The Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanvapi mosque stand side by side in the heart of Varanasi. The mosque was built in the 17th century by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb after demolishing a Hindu...
350 Years of the Gyanvapi Dispute: A Timeline
WEBMay 27, 2022 · In this case, it faces the Gyanvapi mosque—bolstering Hindu claims that a Vishweshwara temple once stood in its place and that a shiv lingam is hidden within the mosque’s premises. This led to petitions filed by Hindus from 1991 to 2022 requesting permission to pray within its premises.
Gyanvapi: Mosque or temple? Here's all you need to know - India …
WEBMay 24, 2022 · A court-mandated survey of the masjid had reportedly thrown up evidence strengthening the suspicion of several Hindu believers and religious outfits: Gyanvapi could have been built on the foundation of the famed Vishweshwara Temple that Aurangzeb destroyed in 1669.
ASI report says temple existed at the site of Gyanvapi mosque: 5 …
WEBJan 26, 2024 · The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in its scientific survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex has concluded that “there existed a Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure” at the site.
What is the dispute around the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple ...
WEBSep 12, 2022 · The temple to Lord Shiva. For more than 100 years after the mosque was built, there was no temple at the site. The present Kashi Vishwanath Temple was built in the 18th century by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, …
Historical Evidence from 16th & 17th Centuries on the Gyanvapi …
WEBMay 20, 2022 · Its original iconic Kashi Vishweshwar temple had a svayambhu (natural) shivalinga. That temple, as reported by the Chinese traveller Xuanzang in the 7th century AD, had a 100-ft tall bronze statue of Lord Shiva.
Gyanvapi masjid: India dispute could become a religious flashpoint - BBC
WEBMay 17, 2022 · The Gyanvapi mosque is built on the ruins of the Vishwanath temple, a grand 16th Century Hindu shrine. The temple was partially destroyed in 1669 on the orders of Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal...
Timeline of Gyanvapi case: What happened and when
WEBJuly 21, 2023: Varanasi district court ordered scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex to find out whether the mosque was “constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple”.
Gyanvapi mosque case: What is the 1991 suit, why it was revived
WEBDec 19, 2023 · The Gyanvapi mosque abuts the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The Waqf Board and the Gyanvapi mosque committee had challenged the maintainability of the original suit — Ancient Idol of Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar and others vs. Anjuman Intezamia Masajid and another — filed in 1991, saying it …
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