[Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath] Varanasi Court seeks Muslim party's response to plea by Hindu party for carbon dating of Shivling

The applicants contended that the Shivling discovered at the site was an object of worship for Hindu devotees and it was believed that it had existed within the premises in question since ancient times.

District Court Varanasi

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22 Sep 2022, 11:47 am

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A Varanasi court has sought the Muslim parties' response in an application seeking directions to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct carbon dating of the Shivling found during the survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises [Smt. Rakhi Singh v State of UP].

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Gyanvapi Mosque

Varanasi Court

Archaelogical Survey of India

Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath dispute

Carbon Dating