: Gyanvapi petitioners say shivling found in tank, mosque lawyer says it is a fountain #IndiaNEWS A Varanasi court on Monday directed district officials to seal a part of the Gyanvapi mosque where a

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Gyanvapi petitioners say shivling found in tank, mosque lawyer says it is a fountain #IndiaNEWS
A Varanasi court on Monday directed district officials to seal a part of the Gyanvapi mosque where a shivling – an idol depicting Hindu deity Shiva – was said to have been found during a video survey, NDTV reported.However, the mosque committee’s lawyer told the news channel that the object is not a shivling, but a part of a stone fountain in the wazu khana (ablution tank) of the mosque.Five women petitioners have claimed that an image of Hindu deity Shringar Gauri exists at the back of the western wall of the mosque. They have demanded that they be allowed to offer daily prayers and observe other Hindu rituals at the site.On May 12, the court had allowed a survey commission to carry out videography inside the Gyanvapi mosque, located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The court had directed the commission to submit a report on the survey on May 17. Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, a lawyer representing a group of Hindu women in the matter, said that the shivling was found after draining a pond. The pond is reportedly used for wuzu, the Islamic practice of washing before prayers.Advocate Mohammad Tauheed Khan, representing the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid, the caretaker of the mosque, objected to Chaturvedi’s claims. “It is definitely...Read more

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