Chairperson of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Nagendra Pandey, who will be performing the puja inside the Gyanvapi cellar after the court’s order, said that a door will be soon built to protect the area where puja will be performed and the rituals will begin in 2-3 days.
Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, Pandey said, “We are aspiring to perform puja in the whole Gyanvapi temple adding that a door will built to protect the area where puja will be performed.
“There will be no delay in performing the puja as we are ready to perform the puja in 2-3 days and once the puja begins, it will happen daily,” added Pandey. The chief priest also said that common devotees would be allowed to attend the puja.
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The priest’s remarks came after the Varanasi Court on Wednesday granted permission to the Hindu side petitioners to perform puja in the ‘Vyas Tekhana’ — basement — portion of the Gyanvapi mosque premises.
The court has asked the concerned authorities to comply with its order within a week, which implies that puja in the basement will also begin after seven days.
The order was given by district court judge A K Vishvesh. According to the petition, priest Somnath Vyas used to perform prayers there till 1993 when the cellar was closed by the authorities.
Speaking to CNN-News18, the Hindu side’s advocate, Vishnu Shankar Jain said that this was a “turning point in the case”, terming it to be a “historic verdict”.
Hindu side counsel Madan Mohan Yadav said the district administration will make arrangements for performing puja and it will be facilitated by the Kashi Vishwanath Trust.
Muslim Side’s Reaction
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee said that it would challenge the district court’s order in the Allahabad High Court. In opposition to this, the Hindu side’s advocate, Vishnu Jain will be filing a caveat before the Allahabad HC that they should be heard first.
The basement was cleaned during the scientific survey of the mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India last year.
Hindu Side Moves SC for ASI Survey of ‘Shivling’ in Sealed Area
Hindu women plaintiffs have moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Archeological Survey of India to determine the nature and associated features of a ‘Shivling’, claimed to have been found at Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque, in the sealed area.
The plaintiffs submitted that the exact nature of the ‘Shivling’ can be determined after removing the artificial/modern walls/floors surrounding it and by undertaking a survey of the entire sealed area by excavation and using other scientific methods.
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