When British architect, planner and cartographer James Princep surveyed the city of Kashi extensively, with an idea to restore the 'Gyanwapi Mosque' built by Aurangazeb, he started off by documenting the structures in the precinct

If the survey finds the existence of a Hindu temple structure inside the Gyanvapi compound, which would naturally be more than 100 years old, it could be declared an ancient monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, and therefore, exempt from the Places of Worship Act

A Wuzukhana is a place where people wash their hands and feet before offering namaz. It has significance in Islam as it is a place where dirt from the body is washed out before worshipping God

The chariots are pulled through the streets around the temple. The 10-day festival of Meenakshi temple and the week-long festival of Kallazhagar temple converged at the banks of Vaigai to bring Shaiva and Vaishnava schools of thought together

The Jagannath Temple Act (1960) of the Odisha government states that the Ratna Bhandar should be audited every 3 years. But no assessment has been done after 1978. An RTI reply in 2021 had cast doubts on the assessment on 1978 too because the district treasury reportedly had no records of Ratna Bhandar keys since 1970

Pakistan’s religious fanatics demolished the famous Hinglaj Mandir, located in Khatri Mohalla in Tharparkar District in Sindh Province

Reportedly, the Somnath promenade has been built at a cost of ₹47.55 crores under the PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme. The promenade is a 1.48km long walkway that stretches along the seacoast

A 1296 CE Sanskrit inscription was found at Lal Darwaza Masjid (which was constructed using the materials of destroyed Hindu temples). It was found on pillar. It mentions the construction of padmeshvara at the entrance of the Vishveshvara temple of Varanasi

Kashi Vishwanath Dham finds its roots in many Sanatan Dharma scriptures, including the Rig Veda, Skanda Mahapurana, Ramayana, Mahabharata and many others. Authors like Mark Twain had once called it ‘a city older than the tradition, older than the legend’

The main objective of doing this project is to provide facilities to the devotees. During Mondays of Sawan and Shivratri, around 2.5 to three lakh devotees come for Darshan. The whole city and entire pathways to the temple used to get jammed