VARANASI: A fresh petition was filed in the court of civil judge (junior division) Akash Verma, seeking rights to perform 'puja' at the city's Bindu Madhav temple inside Beni Madhav-ka-Dharahara alleging that it was also destroyed by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who converted it into a mosque in the name of Dharahara. The structure is now an ASI-protected monument.
“The court has accepted our petition by allotting case no. 225/2022 and fixed July 4 as the next date for hearing in this case," said Raja Anand Jyoti Singh, the lawyer of petitioners Atul Kul, Rahul Mishra, Rajendra Prasad, Shyamji Singh and Ramesh Yadav.
Referring to history books and Varanasi Gazetteer, the petitioners have claimed that Bindu Madhav temple of Lord Vishnu existed at the top of the Panchaganga Ghat along river Ganga. This temple was also destroyed by Aurangzeb and a mosque came up in its place, they have claimed in the petition.
