While the contents of the report would not be known, at least until the next hearing in the Shringar Gauri Puja case on May 23, sources close to the survey claimed that several objects were found while scanning the inner sanctum sanctorum of the complex over three days. Be a part of the old temple architecture.
He said that a cylindrical structure carved out of black stone in the middle of the Wuzu Khana (bathing pond) “resembles a Shivalinga” rather than a part of a fountain, as claimed by the Anjuman Intezamiya Mosque (AIM) which is known as Gyanvapi. Manages the mosque.
Sources said once the water drained out from the pond, the cylindrical structure became visible. “The plaintiffs and their lawyers began to claim that it was a Shivalinga, while the mosque authorities declared that it was a fountain that had been in disrepair over the years.”
The scribe of the mosque management, who was part of the survey team, categorically stated that the sprinkler had not been working for a long time but could not remember the exact year when it was shut down.
“First they said 20 years and then 12 years,” the sources said. “A half-inch thick white layer was found on the top of the cylindrical structure. A thin hole of 63 cm depth was noticed in the centre. Despite repeated searches, there was no provision for attaching a pipe to supply water to the fountain.” found.”
He said the distance between the “Shivalinga-like structure” on the side of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Nandi idol was 83 feet and 3 inches.
Sources said the survey team also recorded symbols like swastika, trident, damru, betel leaves, bells, earthen lamps and designated places for placing idols of deities and pavilions for rituals, among other things, sources said.
He said the survey found seven lines written in a script similar to Hindi, which the Muslim side dismissed as “a misconception arising out of the use of sand etc. to plaster the walls”.
According to sources, the ground plan of the mosque has “zig-zag cuts” and parts of it match the ground plan map of the Adi Visheshwara temple, as told in books like “History of Benares” by Prof. and “The View of Benares” by James Prinsep, claimed sources quoting lawyer Hari Shankar Jain.
One room could not open due to debris outside and in the Shringar Gauri case, the plaintiff has demanded an inquiry.
Sources claimed that the videography survey of the outer premises, carried out on May 6 and 7 by dismissed Advocate Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra, also revealed several symbols of Hinduism like lotuses, snakes and idols on the western wall of the mosque.
Jitendra Singh of Vishwa Vaidik Sanatan Sangh (VVSS) supporting the main litigant Rakhi Singh In the Gyanvapi case, he said that the information he has received so far shows that the commission’s report will make it clear that the claims of the presence of Shivling in the Vashikaran pond are true.
“My work is done and I will only have to appear before the court,” Special Advocate Commissioner Vishal Singh said after submitting the report to the civil judge’s court.