Maitri Dore

Jun 8, 2023 | failedarchitecture.com | Maitri Dore

In May 2022, a court-mandated survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, yielded findings of the supposed presence of a former Shiva temple lying buried under the mosque. This bolstered the claims of the group of Hindu petitioners baying for access to the mosque, encouraging them to even try to storm in and worship the Shiva deity.