The Hindu side has filed a new plea with the Supreme Court regarding the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, following an Archaeological Survey of India report confirming the existence of a Hindu temple before the mosque's construction. The petition requests a non-damaging scientific survey of the wuzukhana. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath hails the discovery of Hindu relics inside the mosque as historic, emphasizing the antiquity of Hindu culture. The Archaeological Survey of India's report, revealing images of Hindu statues and iconography within the mosque, suggests a temple was present before the mosque. The report was made public on January 25.
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