Lagatar24 Desk
Varanasi, Oct 7: A district court in Varanasi postponed Friday’s decision on a motion for carbon dating of the Gyanvapi mosque’s interior structure. On October 11, the court will announce its decision.
The court was scheduled to rule on the Hindu side’s request for carbon dating of the object they claimed to be a Shivling discovered inside the wazukhana of the Gyanvapi Mosque. Prior to the key hearing, a sizable police presence was stationed outside the courthouse.
In the Gyanvapi mosque-Shrinagar Gauri issue, four women asked for scientific analysis and carbon dating to determine the type and date of the Shivling.
When the survey was being undertaken, the Hindu side claimed to have discovered a shivling in the mosque’s ablution pond.
After hearing the arguments from both parties, the court had reserved the decision in the Gyanvapi Mosque-Shringar Gauri issue on September 29. In the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case, the Muslim side objected to the Hindu plaintiffs’ request for the carbon dating of the “Shivling” in court.
The age of an archaeological object or find can be determined scientifically using carbon dating.
