Shivling found inside the well in Gyanvapi mosque

Varanasi, May 16: The court-mandated videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex was completed today, May 16. Nearly 65 percent of the exercise was completed yesterday.

 

 

 

Lawyer Vishnu Jain told media over the phone, that a shivling was found inside the well. He said he would go to civil court to seek its protection.

 

 

 

The shivling is 12 feet by 8 inches in diameter. An advocate from the Hindu side, Madan Mohan Yadav, claimed that the shivling is Nandi faced. Heavy security was deployed as the court-appointed committee reached the spot to conduct the survey. On Sunday, the survey of the areas of the mosque which, according to lawyers Harishankar Jain and Vishnu Jain, used to be a part of the temple was done. On the western wall of the Gyanvapi complex, the remains of the Hindu temple demolition are visible and the pictures which are the biggest proof will be surveyed. For this, the fourth lock was opened today, while the first three rooms were opened during the survey on Saturday. Gyanvapi Mosque, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, is currently facing a legal battle. A court in Varanasi has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to probe the structure of the Gyanvapi Masjid. The mosque management committee (Anjuman Intezamiya Masajid) says the idol of Shringar Gauri is outside, on the western wall of the mosque. Moreover, they claim the court did not pass any orders allowing videography inside the mosque but only till the courtyard outside the barricading.

 

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Five Delhi-based women -- Rakhi Singh, Laxmi Devi, Sita Sahu, and others moved the court with their plea on April 18, 2021, seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols of Hindu deities on its outer walls. They also sought to stop the opponents from causing any damage to the idols. The Hindu side is seeking permission to worship daily at the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex, and for this, the petitioners have demanded a survey of the complex. The Hindu side says that to prove the existence of the idol of Shringar Gauri, one has to go inside the mosque. This is the reason why the survey team is attempting to enter the mosque premises to inspect and take video records.