Archaeological Survey of India News
The tomb of Aurangzeb is under jurisdiction of Aurangabad Circle of the ASI.
The search for Dwarka is not new. The first official attempt was made in 1963 when the Gujarat government initiated an exploration.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has issued a letter stating that Bija Mandal is not a temple but a mosque.
Among the monuments set for delisting are prominent sites like Kos Minar No.13 in Haryana, Gunner Burkill’s Tomb in Jhansi, Barakhamba Cemetery in Delhi, Cemetery at Gaughat in Lucknow, and Telia Nala Buddhist ruins in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
In the Mahabharata period, the Kauravas built a luxurious palace of laakh - a very inflammable substance.
The Hindu petitioners in the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute case made a fervent plea on Monday, urging the Supreme Court to intervene and direct the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a comprehensive survey of the disputed 'Shivling' and its associated features.
Even today, what is called a mosque is, in reality, a Hindu temple, not a mosque.
Gyanvapi Case: The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee has requested the court not to make the ASI report public.
The Hindu side has claimed that the Gyanvapi Mosque is part of the Kashi Viswanath temple and thus they are allowed to perform puja there. However, the Muslim side has rejected the claims.
On behalf of ASI, standing government counsel, Government of India, Amit Kumar Srivastava, filed the application.
Gyanvapi Mosque Case: The Allahabad High Court has extended the stay on the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India till August.
On Sunday, the ASI team reached Varanasi with all the required equipment.
You will be surprised to know that 24 historical buildings across the country have disappeared despite being protected by ASI. Now how this institution was working is under question.
A tourist from Jaipur in Rajasthan has claimed that he was barred from entering the Taj Mahal with the idol of the young lord krishna.
No fees will be charged to domestic or foreign visitors at all ticketed Centrally protected monuments, museums, and archaeological sites.
A Delhi court reserved the order on an appeal regarding the restoration of 27 Hindu and Jain temples in the Qutub Minar complex
The plea alleged that the Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid situated within the Qutub Minar complex was built in place of a temple complex
The ASI further stated that "there is no provision under the AMASR Act 1958 under which worship can be started at any living monument. Hon'ble High court of Delhi has clearly mentioned this in its order dated 27/01/1999."
According to ANI report, a suit, filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar Lord Rishabh Dev and Hindu deity Lord Vishnu (through their next of friends), seeks restoration of the alleged temple complex, comprising as many as 27 temples.
Amidst the controversy over the Gyanvapi Masjid, the demand for the survey is also rising in Agra, in fact, the media in charge of the BJP has filed a petition in the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, demanding a survey of 22 rooms of the Taj Mahal.
A writ petition was recently filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court
It sought the directions from the court to ASI to probe the 22 closed doors in the Taj Mahal
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