India  

Devotees offer prayers in southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

IndiaTimes Thursday, 1 February 2024
Devotees on Thursday offered prayers to deities in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque. The prayers took place following the Madhyan Aarti from outside the barricading. District judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha on Wednesday allowed regular worship of Shringar Gauri and other Hindu deities in the southern cellar of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid by a family of priests that used to perform rituals there prior to 1993.
0
shares
ShareTweetSavePostSend
 

You Might Like


Related news from verified sources

Only priest, not devotees, allowed into southern cellar: Divisional commissioner

Varanasi divisional commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma on Thursday clarified that while a priest was granted access, devotees were not permitted inside the southern...
IndiaTimes

Hindu prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque to continue as Allahabad HC declines stay on Varanasi court order

The Allahabad high court on Friday refused to stay the Varanasi court order allowing Hindu side to offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque.The...
IndiaTimes

Varanasi court to hear plea against worship in Gyanvapi mosque cellar on Feb 15

The Varanasi court ruled on Wednesday that a Hindu priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.
DNA