Gyanvapi Mosque case: Findings of ‘pre-existing Hindu temple’ emerge in ASI report | 10 points

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Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex. As reported by ANI, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, expressed that the ASI's findings are conclusive. According to Jain, the survey affirms the presence of a substantial Hindu Temple predating the construction of the current structure at the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

Here are the top 5 interesting facts about the Gyanvapi case: 1. As reported by ANI, the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex disclosed that a pre-existing structure seemed to have been dismantled in the 17th century, with a “part of it was modified and reused". The report further asserted, relying on scientific studies, that there “existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure." Also Read: ‘Hindu temple existed before…’: Gyanvapi Mosque case takes fresh turn as ASI releases survey report

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The ASI noted in the report that the Arabic-Persian inscription found inside a room mentions that the mosque was built in the 20th regnal year of Aurangzeb (1676-77 CE). “Hence, the pre-existing structure appears to have been destroyed in the 17th century, during the reign of Aurangzeb, and part of it was modified and reused in the existing structure," it added. 3.

Earlier on Wednesday, a Varanasi court, under the jurisdiction of District Judge A K Vishvesh, ruled that the ASI survey report about the Gyanvapi mosque complex near the Kashi Vishwanath temple would be made accessible to both the Hindu and Muslim parties involved. Also Read: Gyanvapi mosque controversy: Why archaeological survey of the religious site was requested? 4. The ASI additionally stated that the western wall of the current structure represents the