Highlights

• Gyanvapi Mosquе- A mosquе locatеd in Varanasi, India.
• Historical Significancе- Built by Mughal Empеror Aurangzеb in 1664 on thе sitе of a Hindu tеmplе.
• Controvеrsy- Construction lеd to thе dеmolition of thе original Kashi Vishwanath tеmplе.
• Architеctural Stylе- Fеaturеs Mughal architеcturе with domеs and minarеts.
• Lеgal Disputеs- Thе sitе has bееn subjеct to lеgal battlеs bеtwееn Hindu and Muslim communitiеs.
• Kashi Vishwanath Tеmplе- Adjacеnt to thе mosquе, it is onе of thе most sacrеd Hindu tеmplеs dеdicatеd to Lord Shiva.
• Ayodhya Parallеl- Similar to thе Ayodhya disputе, thе Gyanvapi mosquе has bееn a focal point of rеligious and cultural tеnsions.
• ASI Survеy- Archaеological Survеy of India (ASI) conductеd survеys to dеtеrminе if thеrе wеrе rеmnants of thе original tеmplе bеnеath thе mosquе.
• Currеnt Status- Thе mosquе rеmains in usе, but thе lеgal and еmotional aspеcts surrounding thе sitе pеrsist.

The very truth that the disputed contested mosque is alluded to as Gyanvapi in itself bears proof that it was initially a residence of Bhagwan Shivji. According to Skanda Purana, Gyanvapi means Bhagwan Shivji as the everlasting reality and washing in the Gyanvapi koop or Well of Shrewdness would make one as much unadulterated as one would accumulate by washing in 16 tirthas. Legend goes that Shivji had dug the well himself to cool the lingam.

It is notable (Shiv Puran) that Shivji had changed over himself into a strong mainstay of light to resolve the matchless quality debate among Brahma and Vishnu. The support point bifurcated the earth through Kasi or Varanasi. Consequently, Bhagwan Shivji  has been the directing divinity of Kashi since days of yore. It is nevertheless normal that a Shiv Mandir would exist in and around the Gyanvapi design and well. It is accepted that the principal minister of the sanctuary had hopped into the Gyanvapi koop alongside the Shiv lingam housed there to save something similar from Aurangzeb's men while they were flattening the sanctuary.

The sanctuary grabbed the eye of the Islamic pirates since the eleventh century CE and the intruders - be it Muhammed Ghori, Qutb-uddin Aibak or Iltutmish or Sikander Lodhi endeavored obliteration of the sanctuary however everytime it was revamped by the dedicated Hindus. The huge reproduction of the sanctuary, known as the Vishweshwar sanctuary, happened in 1585 by Raja Todarmal, banding together Narayan Bhatta, the top of Varanasi's most renowned Brahmin family. It was then managed a last pass up the narrow minded person Aurangzeb (however his admirers like Tschke will not concede something very similar) in 1669.

The very first study of the mosque region was completed in 1698 under the guidance of Bishan Singh, the leader of Golden. He even bought the place around Gyanvapi, including those which were involved by the Muslim occupants, determined to remake the sanctuary. In any case, his endeavors fizzled. In 1700, his replacement, Sawai Man Singh II built an Adi Vishweshwar Sanctuary around 137 m away from the mosque.

The Marathas, as we are mindful were the most actually vocal against the Mughal foul play. Nana Fadnavis and later, Malhar Rao Holkar in 1742 proposed the destruction of the mosque to remake the Shiv sanctuary there. Be that as it may, they met with obstruction from the Lucknow Nawabs, who were the viable leaders of Varanasi then, at that point, and obviously the English. It was in the late eighteenth century that Malhar Rao Holkar's little girl in regulation, Ahalya Bai Holkar built theKashi Vishwanath Mandir  which turned into the most adored spot of love of the Hindus.

In any case, the longing to recover Gyanvapi did not bite the dust and the Hindus continued to make a few endeavors throughout recent hundreds of years or more to do as such. They even recovered the mosque railing, which really had a place with the sanctuary, and the southern wall with Hindu emblematic carvings, consequently constraining the Muslims to utilize just the side entry.

From the above it is apparent that efforts to recover Gyanvapi is being made by Hindus for over 300 years now and thus it's anything but a plan of the Sangh Parivar or present-day hindus alone. It is likewise not unexpected that the assessors have expressed that they have tracked down more proof than anticipated to validate the presence of a hindu sanctuary at the site.

The present overview is of most extreme significance since the site was reviewed the initial time in over 300 years.

The Hon'ble Common Appointed authority (Sr. Division), Varanasi Court, Ashutosh Tiwari gave the Orders on seventh April 2021 to select five individuals council with 2 individuals from Hindus andc2 individuals from Muslims people group and an Archeological master to embrace an "actual overview of the contested site" that's it in a nutshell.

The following date of hearing is the 31st of May, 2021.

The explanation that occurred in the Ayodhya case  will be rehashed for this situation too. Hon'ble Zenith Court judgment of 1045 pages depended on the report recorded by ASI Archeological confirmations involving 574 pages with complete subtleties uncovering how a Masjid was based on a gigantic old Hindu Sanctuary garbage which was lying beneath. The report said there were finished blocks, Finley cut 74 stone points of support with endless columns of support points bases beneath them. Numerous lovely models being vandalized by Trespassers were tracked down underneath the Masjid.

The Hon'ble Summit Court likewise thought to be before Archeological specialists reports during English rule, E.A.CUNNIGHAM who had led his most memorable review during 1862-63, one more by A Fuhrer in 1889-91 and followed by A.K.Narain in 1967-70 lastly by B Lal's unearthing report during 1975-76. The last ASI report was in 2003 submitted under the watchful eye of the court.

Consequently, the opposition's fear is regular that they may lose Gyanvapi Mosque as well as Narendra Modi will be an extremely durable PM of this country without resistance.

Later after a long-lasting case the High Court it was decisively demonstrated that a Hindu sanctuary existed at the spot and orders were given by the High court to construct theRam Janmabhoomi  sanctuary instead of the Babri masjid and a different land was distributed to the Muslims to fabricate a mosque at Faizabad.

From there on the inquiry emerged about the fate of the Krishna janmabhoomi at Mathura where a masjid had been based on the sanctuary land and in the event that one looks at the spot it would be observed that the masjid is really taller than the sanctuary. Comparatively at Kashi where the antiquated Shiva sanctuary existed, the Gyanvapi mosque or the Alamgir mosque stands crushing pieces of the sanctuary.

Not at all like Babri masjid or the mosque at Mathura, crafted by building the mosque was finished in a rush by Sovereign Aurangzeb in 1669, and portions of the obliterated Shiv sanctuary nearby the mosque is still visible.(see the above picture) Besides Nandi, the bull is as yet seen confronting the mosque.

With the ascent of the BJP in India, the Hindus have been vocal in requesting the reclamation of the sanctuary in Kashi and the evacuation of the masjid. At the point when the Babri masjid-Ram janmabhoomi debate was in progress the question of Krishna janmabhoomi at Mathura and Gyanvapi mosque — Shiva sanctuary question had been set in the sideline yet after the settlement of the Ram janmabhoomi debate, these questions have taken the middle stage.