The objections were made on Tuesday during the hearing of a plea seeking an ASI survey of all other closed cellars in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and other modern techniques.
While the ASI report given to the district court was opened on January 25, making its content public, the one submitted to the FTC is still waiting to be unsealed.
The court, while hearing a batch of petitions including a plea challenging a 1991 civil suit filed by Hindu worshippers seeking the right to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque, noted that civil suits are not barred by the Places of Worship Act.
The temple has tilted by around five to six degrees, and the idols and smaller structures within the complex have also tilted by 10 degrees which has raised concerns about the existence of the temple.
Hyderabad: Charminar is one among the six monuments selected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) across the country to assess the damage caused by pollution on the structures. Bibi-Ka- Maqbara in Maharashtra, Charminar in Telangana, Shore Temple and Sri Brihadeswara Temple in Tamilnadu, Sun Temple in Odisha and Taj Mahal. in Uttar Pradesh are […]
Hyderabad: Women visitors, both foreign and Indian, will be allowed free entry to all monuments maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said in an order. “In an office exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 6 of the Ancient Monuments […]
Hyderabad: With Ramappa Temple getting the UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Hyderabad Circle, has intensified its efforts for restoration of Kameswaralayam on the temple premises, besides maintenance of Warangal Fort. The ASI is also working on clearing the vegetation in the well opposite Ramdas Jail in Golconda Fort besides […]
Nalgonda: Experts submitted a report to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) confirming that ancient Surya temple, located at Akaram village of Shaligowraram mandal in Nalgonda district, has potential to be proposed for the Central government’s protection as it fulfilled the criteria of archaeological values. After Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan tweeted about Surya temple, a team […]
According to official information, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has given permission for the festival to be held at Tansen's tomb in Hazira in Gwalior.