Highlights
- Varanasi court-appointed commission conducted the survey
- Ruins of the old temple were found with sculptures of gods and goddesses
- In the middle, stone sculptures of Sheshnag and “Nag phan” were also found
Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex: Several sculptures of gods and goddesses alongwith other structures related to Hindu belief were seen in the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi. The report was submitted by former court-appointed Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra on Wednesday. The report stated, “Outside the barricading of the disputed area, the ruins of the old temple were found in which sculptures of gods and goddesses and patterns of lotus were seen. In the middle, stone sculptures of Sheshnag and “Nag phan” like patterns were seen. All the slabs seemed to be part of a big edifice.”
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“Further four idol-like structures with “Sinduri” mark were observed. It seemed that arrangements for lighting diyas were there. The stone slabs with artistic patterns were kept in the west wall behind the mosque appeared to be in the continuity with the big structure , the report said. The report by Mishra also mentioned that the three-four sculptures with Sindoor marks and ‘Choukhat’ like stone slab are believed to be ‘Sringar Gouri’.
View of the Gyanvapi Mosque after its survey by a commission in Varanasi.
The Varanasi court-appointed commission conducted the survey of the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex. The three-day-long court-monitored videography survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi concluded on Monday. The Hindu petitioner in the case, Sohan Lal Arya on Monday claimed that the committee found a Shivling at the complex. Arya, who accompanied the court commission for the mosque survey, said that they have found “conclusive evidence”. After the conclusion of the survey, the Varanasi court ordered the District Magistrate of Varanasi, Kaushal Raj Sharma, “to seal the area where the Shivling was found and to bar people from going to the place.” Hearing the Gyanvapi mosque case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered the Varanasi district magistrate to ensure the area where a shivling was purportedly found is protected without obstructing the Muslim community’s right to worship.
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