Court allows priest's kin to worship in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
According to the petition, priest Somnath Vyas used to perform prayers there till 1993 when the cellar was closed by the authorities.
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Gyanvapi Mosque
Varanasi, 31 Jan
Varanasi district court on Wednesday
granted the family of a priest the right to worship Hindu deities in the
Gyanvapi mosque cellar, Hindu side counsel Madan Mohan Yadav said.
The order was given by district court judge
AK Vishvesh. According to the petition, priest Somnath Vyas used to perform
prayers there till 1993 when the cellar was closed by the authorities.
Advocate Yadav said the district
administration will make arrangements for performing puja and it will be
facilitated by the Kashi Vishwanath Trust.
Shailendra Kumar Pathak, maternal grandson
of Somnath Vyas, had sought the right to worship deities there.
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