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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shaikh Azizur Rahman in Kolkata

Hindus can worship in contested mosque, Indian court rules

Security personnel stand guard beside a barrier, with the mosque in the background
Security personnel stand guard near Gyanvapi mosque on Thursday. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian court has ruled that Hindus can worship inside a contested mosque, a verdict that it is feared will increase religious tensions and galvanise further claims against other Muslim places of worship.

Gyanvapi mosque, in the holy city of Varanasi, was built in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and has been in use by Muslims for prayer ever since.

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