Gyanvapi Survey Begins, Mosque Committee Boycotts
The Gyanvapi survey begins in Varanasi to determine if the mosque was built over a Hindu temple. Mosque committee members boycott the survey, while ASI is joined by litigants. Shivling spot excluded.
Gyanvapi Survey Begins, ASI Team Joined by Litigants, Mosque Committee Boycotts, and Shivling Spot Excluded
The Gyanvapi Survey, led by a team of 30 members from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) commenced. Gyanvapi Survey begins in Varanasi to determine whether it was built over an ancient Hindu temple. However, the survey was halted for two days by order of a Chief Justice of India-led Supreme Court bench. The court directed that the survey could resume after 5 pm on Wednesday, with a strict prohibition on any excavation or invasive work on the mosque premises.
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Supreme Court Puts ASI Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque Complex on Hold till July 26https://t.co/iUcqwisHcN— DY365 (@DY365) July 24, 2023
Survey Amid Controversy:
Four women litigants and four Hindu lawyers joined the ASI team during the survey. Strict security measures were implemented with a 2-km vehicle entry restriction. The mosque management boycotted the survey, and the Muslim side petitioned against the Allahabad High Court’s decision on Hindu women’s worship.
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#WATCH | "This is a very glorious moment for us for the Hindu community & crores of Hindus…survey is the only possible solution to this Gyanvapi issue": Sohan Lal Arya, petitioner in the Gyanvapi mosque case https://t.co/QgylqUpCC0 pic.twitter.com/BlgWbSsVZO
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) July 24, 2023
Court’s GPR Mandate:
The district judge’s order required the ASI to submit a report to the court by August 4, along with videos and photographs of the survey proceedings. The court also mandated the use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology for surveying just below the three domes of the building and authorized excavation if necessary.
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The survey excluded the mosque’s wazukhana, a spot claimed as a shivling by Hindus, protected by a prior Supreme Court order. The Masjid Committee objected to the district court’s survey directive.
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