Gyanvapi Mosque is actually Shiva Temple: Yogi Adityanath after court rejects plea for repair work

While inaugurating an international seminar on "Contribution of Nath Panth in Building a Harmonious Society" at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, the chief minister said,"It is unfortunate that some people refer to Gyanvapi as a mosque while it is the embodiment of Lord Vishwanath himself."

In January this year, the Archaeological Survey of India in its report had stated “there existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure” in the 17th century.

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The report further stated that the western wall, made of stones and decorated with mouldings, is remaining part of an earlier Hindu temple.