Gyanvapi Masjid wazukhana locked after court order to prevent damage to 'Shivling'
India Today
The Varanasi administration in UP has locked the Gyanvapi Masjid wazukhana to prevent any damage to the structure that is being claimed to be a Shivling.
The Varanasi administration has sealed the ablution area of the Gyanvapi Masjid that housed the reservoir, in which a Shivling was reported to have been discovered during a survey. Officials on Wednesday, May 18, made the wazukhana (ablution area) off-limits to all by placing locks on the doors that lead to the area.
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According to the administration, the reservoir is already surrounded by iron.
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Hearing the Gyanvapi mosque case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered the Varanasi district magistrate to ensure the area where a shivling was purportedly found is protected without obstructing the Muslim community's right to worship.
