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...
Gyanvapi masjid: India dispute could become a religious flashpoint - BBC
WEBMay 17, 2022 · A dispute over a mosque built on the ruins of a temple in Varanasi threatens to stoke fresh tensions.
What is the Gyanvapi Mosque Case? History and Timeline of the …
WEBJan 24, 2024 · The ongoing controversy began in 2019 when Varanasi-based lawyer Vijay Shankar Rastogi filed a petition in the lower court claiming illegality in the construction of the Gyanvapi mosque. Here is a complete timeline of the Gyanvapi Mosque case.
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”.
What James Prinsep and his 200-year-old map reveal about Gyanvapi
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · James Prinsep, because of whom the world knows of emperor Ashoka, lived in Varanasi for 10 years. In 1831, the British scholar drew a lithographic map of the old Kashi Vishwanath temple, and showed how Aurangzeb's Gyanvapi mosque stood on it. That will now be a crucial piece of evidence.
Varanasi court rejects Muslim side's petition: A look back at Gyanvapi …
WEBSep 12, 2022 · A Varanasi district court has rejected the petition of the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Masjid case and said that the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi Mosque compound is maintainable.
What is the dispute around the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi …
WEBSep 12, 2022 · The Varanasi District and Sessions Court on Monday (September 12) rejected the plea of the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid, which manages the Gyanvapi mosque complex, challenging the maintainability of the civil suits filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship Maa Shringar Gauri on the outer wall of the complex.
SC stops Gyanvapi mosque survey, for now: What are the issues …
WEBJul 24, 2023 · The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an ongoing survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had begun earlier in the day.
Gyanvapi Mosque Highlights: Supreme Court stays Varanasi
WEBJul 24, 2023 · Gyanvapi Mosque LIVE: The Supreme Court ordered on Friday that no invasive work would be undertaken by the ASI to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath...
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