Key Points
The Allahabad High Court has decided that Hindu prayers will continue in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, dismissing a challenge to the recently instated practice..
The controversy centres around "Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana", a cellar where Shailendra Kumar Pathak, citing lineage and tradition, sought permission to resume Hindu worship practices halted since December 1993..
However, the court's decision was influenced by the ASI's report, which suggested the mosque, and indeed the entire Gyanvapi complex, sits atop an ancient Hindu temple foundation...
The Hindu side believes these sealed cellars hold the key to the past, potentially containing Hindu idols and artefacts from an ancient temple..
Calls for further archaeological exploration of the mosques basement have been met with caution by the Muslim side, citing concerns about the potential impact of such excavations on the existing structure..
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