Filming Of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque Ends Day Before Court Deadline

Five Hindu women have sought year-long access to pray at the shrine behind the mosque.

The court-mandated three-day videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi has ended a day before the next hearing of the case in court. The last day of filming began this morning amid tight security and restrictions near the complex.

"The survey commission has completed its work today. It has filmed all the places in detail. Three domes, underground basements, pond...all have been video recorded. The advocate commissioner will submit his report in the court tomorrow which will be prepared by the three commission members today. If the report is not finished on time, we will ask the court for more time," the government lawyer Mahendra Prasad Pandey told NDTV, adding that the entire process was peaceful.

Till Sunday, around 65 per cent of the survey was completed.

The mosque is located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple and the local court is hearing a plea by a group of women seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols on its outer walls.