Armed With Court Order, Hindus Pray At Gyanvapi Mosque After 30 Years — IN PICS

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain who represented the Hindu organisations holds a ‘Victory’ sign after the district court granted the family of a priest the right to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi mosque cellar. (Photo: PTI)

The Varanasi district court’s verdict came after the ASI had said that there existed a large Hindu Temple prior to the construction of the existing structure. This is the conclusive finding of the ASI. (Photo: PTI)

People of the Hindu organisations hold out a ‘Victory’ sign after the district court granted the family of a priest the right to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi mosque cellar, in Varanasi, or Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

People celebrate with firecrackers after the Varanasi district court allowed the kin of a priest to worship Hindu deities in the basement of the Gyanvapi mosque. (Photo: PTI)

Hindus celebrate after a district court allowed Hindus to offer prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. (Photo: PTI)