Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Justice DY Chandrachud pronounced an order extending that the Varanasi DM shall ensure that the area where the Shivling is reported to have been found shall be duly protected.

With the placement of the Shivlinga in the centre, the plan of the old temple seems to be a one-of-a-kind arrangement for a Hindu temple; while the conventional design demands a linear progression of activities planned from Mandapa to the Garbhagriha.

Hindus may have to go through a long judicial process before getting legal possession of the holy site. But the patient and focused Nandi will keep us inspiring.

The controversy around the disputed Gyanvapi structure took legal form in 1936 after a case was filed by Deen Mohammad in court.

Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb, in his sheer disdain for Hindu traditions and faith, had issued 'farmans' to destroy many Hindu temples.

A Shivling was found inside the wuzukhana of the Gyanvapi mosque during the court-ordered survey

It (Gyanvapi) was a masjid and it will remain so till Qayamat (the Day of Judgment.)," Asaduddin Owaisi remarked.

Shivling is reportedly found inside the Wuzukhana, a place where people wash their hands and feet before offering namaz.

Hindus have been unable to remain calm after news broke that a Shivling has been discovered inside the disputed Gyanvapi premises

A Varanasi court on May 12 allowed a videographic survey of the disputed structure of Gyanvapi mosque