Hindu temple

In Islam 786 is said to be the numeric representation of the Arabic phrase ‘Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim’ which Muslims recite on various occasions.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief filed the plea on 17th December of last year.

Following the riots in 1980, the temple's sanctum sanctorum was blocked off by the construction of a wall. On Monday, these walls were demolished amid strict security, uncovering the temple.

On Thursday (26th December), former BJP MP Subrat Pathak, along with Tirwa MLA Kailash Rajput and local Hindus inspected the said temple and claimed that if the well is excavated the the idols of Hindu deities will be found. He also accused the Samajwadi Party leader of uprooting a Shivling, throwing it into the well and erecting a three-storey construction on the occupied land.

According to the local Hindus, the 120-year-old Pancha Shikhar Shiva Temple has been illegally occupied by the Muslim community who have also prohibited worship for the last 20 years.

A man named Wajid Ali vacated the 250-year-old Ganga Maharani Temple in Bareilly which he had been illegally occupying for the past 40 years.

A team from the Uttar Pradesh Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted a survey at the Kalki Vishnu temple in Sambhal on Saturday.

Devotees performed puja at a recently discovered Hindu temple in Aligarh, following its restoration after being neglected for years.

A 4-member team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) inspected five 'teerth' (shrines) and 19 wells in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

Earlier last week, a Shiva-Hanuman Temple in Sambhal was discovered during an anti-encroachment drive. The temple was closed since 1978.