Rajasthan court issues notice on plea claiming Ajmer Sharif dargah was built over Hindu temple
The suit seeks directions to the Union government to build the Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev temple at the site.
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A court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer on Wednesday issued a notice to the Muslim defendants in a civil suit claiming that the shrine of 13th century Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was built over a Shiva temple, Bar and Bench reported.
The suit filed by Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta seeks directions that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah be declared as Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev Virajman temple. The plea seeks the removal of the dargah committee from the premises and asks for a survey of the site by the Archaeological Survey of India.
The shrine is a famous landmark in Ajmer.
The roof design at the main entrance resembles a Hindu structure, suggesting that the site was originally a temple, the petitioner claims.
“The materials and the style of these chatrees plaintly betray their Hindu origin,” Bar and Bench quoted the plea as claiming. “Their excellent surface carving is unfortunately hidden from view of coats of colour and whitewashing, which can showcases its true identity and reality after its removal.”
The petitioner further argued that there is no evidence the dargah was built on vacant land and claimed that historical accounts indicate the presence of a Mahadeva temple and Jain temples at the site, where Hindu devotees once worshipped.
The suit seeks the court to issue directions to the Union...
