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Kashi Vishwanath Temple

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath objects to the classification of Gyanvapi as a mosque; says it is in reality, Vishwanath, Lord Shiva’s abode

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2024

"Unfortunately, people refer to Gyanvapi as a mosque, but it is in fact, Vishwanath," UP CM Yogi Adityanath said at an event in Gorakhpur.

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Allahabad High Court dismisses Muslim side’s plea against Puja in Vyas Ka Tehkhana, upholds Varanasi District Court order

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2024

The Allahabad HC verdict dismissing the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's plea was delivered by the single judge bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal. Justice Agarwal had reserved his order on February 15.

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Rahul Gandhi did not perform puja inside Garbhgrih, Mahant Rajendra Tiwari not associated with temple: Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Nyas

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2024

Congress claimed Rahul Gandhi's personal photographer was not allowed inside Garbhgrih when he performed Puja and Abhihek

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‘Open remaining cellars, let ASI survey them too’: Varanasi court to hear Hindu side’s petition next on Feb 15

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

There are a total of eight cellars in North and South directions in the Gyanvapi complex. Six out of them have already been surveyed by the ASI whereas two cellars N1 and S1 are still closed.

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Masjid Committee faces another setback in Gyanvapi case: Supreme Court refuses plea against Varanasi court order allowing Puja, asks them to approach HC

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2024

Supreme Court of India refused to hear Muslim side's petition against district court order allowing Puja in Vyas cellar in Gyanvapi

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Puja of deities in Vyas Cellar in Gyanvapi structure performed by Hindus after 31 years, administration opened the gate at midnight as per court...

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2024

Hours after the Varanasi District Court allowed Hindus to worship at the Vyas Cellar inside the Gyanvapi structure, worship of Hindu idols in the basement was done on Thursday

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Gyanvapi case: Allowing Hindus to offer Puja inside Vyas Ka Tekhana is a violation of Places of Worship Act, claims AIMIM chief Owaisi

ANI - 1 February, 2024

He further said that the Intezamia Masjid Committee will appeal in the Allahabad High Court against this decision.

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Exclusive: ASI finds Shivling, miniature temple, idols of Hindu gods and more buried in Gyanvapi cellars which were ‘deliberately blocked’ with debris

Raju Das - 27 January, 2024

When ASI removed debris in cellars at the Gyanvapi structure, they recovered a large number of items related to the pre-existing Hindu temple

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Security heightened at Gyanvapi after ASI report revealed that a large Hindu temple existed before construction of the existing structure

ANI - 26 January, 2024

Security measures have been beefed up outside the Gyanvapi mosque, a day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure".

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Declare it a national monument and hand it over to Hindus by passing law: Advocate Hari Shankar Jain after ASI said that a Hindu...

ANI - 26 January, 2024

Advocate Hari Shankar Jain asserted that ASI report clearly stated that a temple "existed" at the site of Gyanvapi mosque and urged the government to declare it a "national monument."

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