New Delhi/Varanasi, Jan. 26 -- In a significant development that occurred a couple of days after the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) released a report on Thursday evening confirming the existence of a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure.

On Wednesday, a Varanasi district court directed that the scientific survey report, prepared by the ASI on the Gyanvapi mosque in July 2023, be supplied to all parties involved in the dispute. Judge AK Vishvesha ordered that all parties to the case should have access to the report concerning the mosque. Following the distribution of the ASI report, all parties will have the right to comment on the findings."

The Hindu...