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The Gyanvapi Mosque is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was constructed by Aurangzeb in 1669 upon demolition of an older Shiva temple.[1] The site had a Vishweshwar temple devoted to the Hindu deity Shiva.[5] It was built by Todar Mal, a premier courtier and minister of Akbar, in conjunction with Narayana Bhatta, a pre-eminent Brahmin scholar of Banaras from Maharashtra, during late 16th century.[6][7][a] The temple contributed to the establishment of Banaras as a vaunted center of Brahminic assembly, drawing scholars across the subcontinent esp. Maharashtra, for adjudicating a spectrum of disputes concerned with Hindu religious law.[8] Architectural historian Madhuri Desai hypothesizes that the temple was a system of intersecting iwans —a borrowing from Mughal architecture— with prominent pointed arches; it had a carved stone exterior.[9] What might have existed at the site prior to this temple is debated by scholars.[10] Such history has been extensively contested by the

Gyanvapi Mosque - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 25°18′40″N 83°00′38″E / 25.311229°N 83.010461°E / 25.311229; 83.010461 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mosque and former Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points . Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. ( February 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Gyanvapi Mosque The Gyanvapi Mosque Religion Affiliation Islam Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosqu

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