Varanasi. There is a dispute between the Hindu and Muslim parties over the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, UP and the Shivling-like figure found in it. Meanwhile, a historian has claimed that the figure found looks quite ancient. Historians have also told about which period the figure belongs to. At the same time, a Shiva devotee, who filed a case in the court in this case in 1991, says that he had gone to Gyanvapi disguised as a Muslim and there he could see all the evidence of the temple. First let us tell you what historian Bhagwan Singh has claimed. According to the English news channel ‘India Today’, Bhagwan Singh claims that the figure found in the middle of the Vazukhana is a Shivling.
Bhagwan Singh told the TV channel that this structure may have been done during the Gupta period. They say that Saidpur near Varanasi and the surrounding areas also had a capital during the Gupta period. They claim that a similar Shivling was found in Saidpur earlier as well. It is in the museum. Please tell that Bhagwan Singh is a PhD from BHU and an expert in idol worship and ancient Indian history. They say that in verses 53-54 of the 58th chapter of the Brihasamhita, three parts of the Shivalinga are described as Bhaga Peeth, Bhadra Peeth and Brahma Peeth. He said that according to the video which has come on TV, there is a similarity in the Bhag Peeth of Saidpur Shivling. He told about the idol of crocodile found in the survey of the mosque that earlier on the doors of the temples there were idols of Goddess Ganga on one side and Goddess Yamuna on the other side. The vehicle of Ganga is considered to be crocodile and the vehicle of Yamuna is tortoise. Bhagwan Singh claimed that there appears to have been a temple earlier, which was built between the 4th and 6th centuries.
At the same time, Harihar Pandey, a resident of Varanasi and who filed a case in this case in 1991, told TV channel ‘Zee News’ that when he went to Gyanvapi Masjid disguised as a Muslim with a cap on his head, he saw evidence of the temple there. . He told that he had gone to the mosque at around 1 pm at that time. There were figures of Kalash, lotus, elephant and crocodile. The ruins of the temple were covered with stones. Harihar claimed that the debris should be removed. Jyotirlinga and other Shivling will also be found under the rubble. He also claimed that when he gave all the information in the court, the Muslim side had come to ask him for a solution. He had said that he can give 8 bighas of land on the roadside for the mosque. The Muslim side did not agree to this.