Varanasi District Admin Oversees Hindu Prayers in Basement of Gyanvapi Mosque

New Delhi: Less than a day after a court controversially enabled Hindus to perform puja inside a basement of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, the district administration showed a tearing rush as it adhered to the orders and manage prayer routines by a Hindu priest inside the basement of the mosque in the early hours of February 1. The caretakers of the mosque, on the other hand, have actually urgently moved the Allahabad high court challenging the district court order and challenging the hurried way of the compliance of the court’s order. Vishnu Shankar Jain, among the legal representatives for the Hindu complainants in the Gyanvapi Masjid-Kashi Vishwanath Temple matter, stated that the orders of the Varanasi district court had actually been adhered to. A pujari of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Trust, which handles the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, carried out the “shayan arti” after “setting up idols” in the basement of the mosque, stated Jain. Another attorney for the Hindu complainants, Saurabh Tiwari, too validated the exact same. “An Akhand Jyoti began in front of them. Daily Arti of all above divine beings– Morning Mangla Arti, Bhog Arti, night arti, late sundown night arti, Shayan arti,” Jain stated. Jain stated so far 2 aartis had actually been performed at the basement of the mosque, declared by the Hindu side to be the “Vyas cellar”. There would be 5 aarti sessions daily, included Jain: the very first one at 3:30 am, followed by 12 pm (bhog), 4 pm, 7 pm and 10:30 pm. Jain likewise shared images of the puja inside the basement of the Mughal-era mosque. Hours after district judge Ajaya Krishna Vishesha on January 31– his last working day before retirement– permitted Hindus to praise inside a sealed basement of the Mughal-era Gyanvapi Masjid, the district administration and authorities actioned in to protect the location late during the night and got rid of the barricading on the southern end of the mosque. The mosque had actually been barricaded for the last 3 years on the instructions of the Supreme Court. The administration and authorities have actually declined to reveal information and reacted through puzzling declarations on the compliance of the court’s orders. The masjid committee, describing the “rash” choice of the district administration to impose the court order, has actually appealed all Muslims in Varanasi to keep their stores and company facilities shut on Friday, February 2, from the afternoon prayers till asar (early night prayers). Abdul Batin Nomani, basic secretary of the committee, has actually asked everybody to preserve peace and deal Friday prayers at their designated locations. Talking to press reporters in the stepping in hours of January 31 and February 1, Varanasi district magistrate S. Rajalingam stated that “the compliance of the order of the court had actually been done”. The DM, nevertheless, did not offer information or address inquiries on the breaking of the barriers. What took place inside the cellar with the entry of the administration following the court order is not yet understood. Director General of Police Uttar Pradesh Prashant Kumar stated in Lucknow, “The court’s order has actually been followed,” including that there sufficed cops security at the website. The environment is not tense, he stated. Hindu prayers in the basement of the Gyanvapi Mosque. Image: Vishnu Shankar Jain on X District judge Vishesha on January 31 directed the district administration to make plans for puja and other Hindu activities inside the southern tehkhana (cellar) of the mosque within 7 days. Judge Vishvesha directed the administration to carry out the puja and “rag-bhog” of the “idols” inside the tehkhana through a pujari designated by the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust. The Varanasi court order came days after the Archaeological Survey of India in its study report of the Gyanvapi Masjid declared that a “big Hindu temple” existed there prior to the building and construction of the existing structure (the mosque) which parts of the temple were customized and utilized in the building and construction of the Islamic location of praise. The Hindu complainants who are looking for spiritual rights within the mosque in addition to its supreme p
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