Gyanvapi Mosque
The Gyanvapi Mosque is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was constructed by Aurangzeb c. 1678, a decade after his demolition of an old Shiva temple. The site is under a decades-old litigation, which gained momentum in 2022 after some Hindu women sought the right to worship on the outer wall of the mosque complex. Previously, until 1993, the Hindu devotees were allowed to worship there in Chaitra Navaratri. The Gyanvapi mosque stands adjacent to the redeveloped Kashi Vishwanath Temple complex.
| Gyanvapi Mosque | |
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The Gyanvapi Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Functional |
| Location | |
| Location | Varanasi, India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Gyanvapi Mosque (Uttar Pradesh) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25.311229°N 83.010461°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Mughal architecture (part of Indo-Islamic architecture) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 3 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
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