"ASI Surveys Gyanvapi and Qutub Mosques, Court Hearings Underway"

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun a survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, as ordered by a local court, to determine if it was built over a Hindu temple. The survey will exclude the sealed "wuzukhana" area where a structure claimed to be a relic of Lord Shiva was discovered. The ASI has until August 4 to submit its report to the district court. The mosque is located in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency and is part of a long-standing Hindu-Muslim dispute over the alleged destruction of Hindu temples.