By PTI
An eminent Hindu American group on Thursday welcomed the Varanasi district court order that allowed Hindu prayers before idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.
Joined by over half a dozen Hindu American groups, Vishva Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) in a statement described it as a “historic ruling”.
An eminent Hindu American group on Thursday welcomed the Varanasi district court order that allowed Hindu prayers before idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.
Joined by over half a dozen Hindu American groups, Vishva Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) in a statement described it as a “historic ruling”.
“The VHPA expresses deep appreciation for the thoughtful and just decision of the honourable court. This landmark ruling restores the rights that were unlawfully taken from Hindus in November 1993,” a media release said.
A puja was held in the mosque’s southern cellar on Wednesday night, about eight hours after the Varanasi district judge order allowing the resumption of Hindu prayers in the cellar, a practice said to have been discontinued three decades back.
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