Gyanvapi Masjid Survey Report
The Gyanvapi Mosque Survey report was submitted to Varanasi civil judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar, pursuant to Court’s May 17th Order. The comprehensive report has been compiled by a court-appointed commission after surveying the Mosque premises on May 14, 15, and 16. The Court has now invited objections to the report from both sides in the matter.
The court-appointed commission tasked with surveying the Gyanvapi mosque complex on Thursday submitted to Varanasi civil judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar a 15-page report along with 32GB of video footage and photographs, and a sheaf of maps packed in three sealed boxes. In adherence to a directive from the Supreme Court, which is hearing a petition challenging the survey, the civil judge didn’t pass any order.
Gyanvapi Survey Report
The report of the filming of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid was submitted in court today in a case involving Hindu petitioners requesting access to worship what they claim are idols of Hindu gods and goddesses inside the mosque complex.
A copy of the report, submitted in a sealed envelope, was shared by the lawyers of the petitioners hours later and it appears to back their claims of the presence of Hindu idols and symbols inside the Gyanvapi mosque.
Here are some apparent findings of the report:
- The pillars in the basement of the mosque have engravings of flowers and a ‘kalash’ (pitcher).
- Carvings in “ancient Hindi language” have been found on a pillar in the basement.
- The symbol of a “Trishul” has been found on a wall of the basement.
- The team found two large pillars and an arch protruding from the western wall of mosque. The petitioners call them remnants of temples, but the mosque committee opposes that claim.
- A conical structure has been found below the central dome of mosque.
- A stone below the third dome of the mosque has lotus engravings.
- A round structure of 2.5 feet height has been noticed in the pond in the mosque complex used for “Wazoo” (purification ritual before namaaz). Petitioners call it a “Shivling” but the mosque committee says it was a fountain.
While there has been no official reaction from the Gyanvapi mosque committee, sources called it “surprising” that a sensitive report was shared even before the court could see it or give an opinion. None of this, the sources say, answers the question — whether the video survey violates the law, specifically the Places of Worship Act of 1991, which maintains the religious status of any place of worship as it was on August 15, 1947.
The mosque committee has challenged the filming inside the Gyanvapi complex citing the law. The committee today also submitted an affidavit in court opposing any demolition inside the mosque, which is part of a fresh request by the original petitioners. The report was submitted in three sealed boxes and a chip with hundreds of video clips and photographs. The Varanasi court will hear the case next on Monday, after the Supreme Court, which takes up tomorrow an appeal against filming in the mosque. Earlier today, the Supreme Court had asked the Varanasi court not to proceed further in the case until tomorrow evening.
Gyanvapi Survey Report in Hindi
तत्कालीन अधिवक्ता आयुक्त अजय कुमार मिश्रा ने अपनी रिपोर्ट में सात मई को हुई कमीशन की कार्यवाही में प्रतिवादी प्रदेश सरकार, जिलाधिकारी व पुलिस आयुक्त्त पर असहयोग का आरोप लगाया है। उन्होंने लिखा है कि सात मई को 100 से ज्यादा मुस्लिम पक्ष बैरिकेड के दूसरी तरफ मौजूद थे, उनके इकट्ठा होने के बाद शासन व पुलिस ने आगे की कार्यवाही में सहयोग पर असमर्थता जाहिर की।
इसके कारण कमीशन की कार्यवाही मुकम्मल रूप से नहीं की जा सकी थी। वाराणसी में सिविल जज सीनियर डिवीजन न्यायालय के आदेशानुसार प्राचीन आदि विश्वेश्वर परिसर के बारे में राखी सिंह आदि बनाम उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार आदि वाद में कोर्ट कमीशन द्वारा वीडियोग्राफी कराने के निर्देश दिए गए थे।
छह और सात मई को हुई कमीशन की कार्यवाही में ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद की दीवारों पर देवी देवताओं की कलाकृतियां पाई गई हैं। तत्कालीन अधिवक्ता आयुक्त अजय कुमार मिश्रा ने बुधवार को अदालत में दाखिल रिपोर्ट में बताया गया है कि ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद की पिछली दीवार पर शेषनाग, कमल के निशान के साथ धार्मिक चिन्ह मौजूद हैं।
दीवार के उत्तर से पश्चिम की ओर से शिलापट्ट पर सिंदूरी रंग की उभरी हुई कलाकृति है। इसमें देव विग्रह के रूप में चार मूर्तियों की आकृति दिखाई दे रही है। इस आंशिक रिपोर्ट को न्यायालय ने रिकॉर्ड में ले लिया है। सिविल जज सीनियर डिवीजन की अदालत में दाखिल दो पेज की रिपोर्ट में तत्कालीन अधिवक्ता आयुक्त ने बताया कि शिलापट्ट पर चार देव विग्रह दिखाई दे रहे हैं।
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