Cylindrical construction, swastik, trishul: Gyanvapi mosque survey decoded

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LUCKNOW: The document of the survey performed on Gyanvapi mosque premises on Would possibly 14-16 reportedly makes a point out of a ‘cylindrical construction of black stone’ discovered in the midst of ‘wuzu’ (ablution) pond which resembled a ‘Shivlinga’.

The court docket had appointed fee to habits the survey on mosque premises whilst listening to case no. 693/2021, Rakhi Singh vs UP govt, the place the plaintiff had sought permission for day by day worship of Maa Shringar Gauri located on mosque premises.

As according to the extremely positioned assets, the court docket fee has reportedly made a transparent point out of the survey document concerning the ‘construction’ of black stone present in well-like construction within the centre of wuzu pond of Gyanvapi mosque and it seems like a Shivlinga.

The opposite information about the cylindrical construction within the document say that as quickly because it changed into visual to the survey fee, the plaintiffs and their attorneys began claiming it as ‘Shivlinga’ whilst the mosque government termed it as a fountain which has been mendacity defunct for 12 -Two decades.

As according to the assets, the document mentions that the mosque team of workers failed to offer a certain time frame for which the fountain used to be mendacity defunct. To start with, they claimed that it used to be no longer operating for the closing Two decades however then got here down to twelve years.

Even there has reportedly been a point out of ways the mosque team of workers did not make it operational when requested to take action, stated the assets including {that a} white layer used to be discovered at the most sensible of the cylindrical construction. 

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The assets additionally claimed that reported talked a few layer — part an inch thick – and a skinny hollow of 63 cm intensity used to be spotted on the centre of the cylindrical construction.  

The document additionally mentions that regardless of seek, no association for attaching water provide pipe to function the fountain used to be discovered therein.

The assets additionally claimed dimension of cylindrical construction — 2.5 feet in top and four feet of radius on the base—used to be additionally discussed within the document which mentioned that the white layer of 9 inch radius (which used to be divided in 5 portions) used to be mounted from out of doors on the most sensible of the construction. 

The assets additionally claimed that as according to the document, when the layers of moss deposited over cylindrical construction had been got rid of, the color of stone used to be discovered as black and it seemed used to be like a ‘Shivlinga’.

The document additionally reportedly incorporates the ground-plan, zig-zag cuts within domes of mosque and the principle mandaps which matched the map of floor plan of Aadi Visheshwar temple as published in a variety of books, stated the assets.

Extra explicit main points of constructions and carvings have additionally been reportedly discussed within the document. All over the survey, a ‘swastik’ used to be discovered on internal wall close to the south pole of the principle dome.  

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Symbols of 3 ‘damroos’ had been reportedly noticed on the primary gate of the mosque. 

Within the north-west path, a fifteen feet x15 feet basement used to be noticed and it used to be reportedly coated with particles. The stones mendacity within the particles had pictures reminiscent of the structure of north Indian temples.

The assets additionally claimed that the survey document referred to a 3 feet deep pond having 30 faucets throughout it. At a distance of 8 feet 3 inch from the pond, an idol reminiscent of ‘Nandi’ used to be reportedly noticed by means of the surveyors.

Additionally, the photographs of trishul, snake, bells, betel leaves, elephants, bases for protecting idols of deities had been additionally reportedly discovered right through the survey because the document discussed, stated the assets.

In the meantime, the document submitted by means of sacked recommend commissioner Ajay Kuamr Mishra of the videography survey performed by means of him on Would possibly 6 and seven additionally discussed that many indicators reminiscent of structure of north Indian temples like lotus, snakes and idols had been reportedly obvious on western wall of the Gyanvapi mosque.