Hindu temple

"Constructing the shopping complex using the funds of the temple certainly does not indicate any propagation of the religious tenets of the institution, i.e., the temple," the Madras High Court ruled.

Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid committee moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to ensure that the status quo is maintained with respect to the private well situated near the entrance of the mosque.

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.