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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Biswajeet Banerjee

Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple

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An Indian court on Thursday ruled that officials can conduct a scientific survey to determine if a 17th-century mosque in the country’s north was built over a Hindu temple.

The Gyanvapi mosque in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi, an area prime minister Narendra Modi represents in India's parliament, is one of several mosques in northern Uttar Pradesh state that some Hindus believe was built on top of a demolished Hindu temple.

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