HC to ASI: Will carbon-dating damage Gyanvapi 'shivling'?
The Times of India Mumbai|November 06, 2022
Earlier, five Hindu petitioners had approached the civil court, seeking the right to worship Shringar Gauri and other deities at Gyanvapi mosque.
Rajesh Kumar Pandey
HC to ASI: Will carbon-dating damage Gyanvapi 'shivling'?

Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Friday asked the director general of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to clarify if carbon-dating and similar scientific investigation of the purported ‘shivling’ found in the wuzu pond of the Gyanvapi complex during a court-mandated survey can cause damage to the structure in any way.

The HC has asked the ASI to respond to this question in an order that was issued on Friday while hearing a petition challenging the Varanasi district judge’s recent order that rejected carbon-dating and scientific investigation of the ‘Shivling’.

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