Sambal: Acharya Satyendra Maharaj, chief priest of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, said excavations at Sambal have uncovered evidence that the An ancient Hindu temple was allegedly occupied, destroyed and later converted into an Islamic structure. Acharya made the accusation while providing details of ongoing excavations and their findings. Acharya Satyendra Maharaj said, “Yes, excavations from Sambhal, where surveys were not allowed earlier, are now underway. What has been discovered so far Evidence supports the Hindu aspect being transformed into Islamic architecture in some way.
“The excavations have revealed everything. The work being done is not artificial, nor is it fabricated or exaggerated. The fact is that the evidence points to the existence of the temple and all the findings are taken as evidence. The government and the courts will also take note of these findings. Once all The evidence has been presented and the court will inevitably rule in favor of the temple, acknowledging the existence of a temple at the site and whose remains are still being discovered,” Chief Priest Ram Mandir said. additional.
Earlier in the day, Nagar Palika deployed manual labor to continue underground excavation work at Laxmanganj on Monday morning as a JCB machine could not move further. Excavation work began with the help of local workers, who took over the task of unearthing the historic stepwell. The JCB had been functioning for two days, but when the machines stopped functioning, Nagar Palika decided to switch to manual labor.
Meanwhile, footage from Sambhar Chanda Usi showed that a team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered an ancient stepwell on Sunday and excavation work is underway. The discovery came after the reopening of a Shiv-Hanuman temple in the area that had been closed for 46 years. Sambhar District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya confirmed the discovery and said a “baoli” (step well) covering an area of 400 square meters has been unearthed. “The building has approximately four rooms with floors made of marble and bricks. The second and third floors are made of marble, while the upper floors are made of bricks,” he explained. He also added: “It is said that This treasure was built during the time of King Bilali’s grandfather.”
The excavation began after a public meeting on Saturday drew attention to the structure. “The building is completely covered with soil and the Nagar Palika team is removing the topsoil. Currently, only 210 square meters are not covered and the rest are occupied. We will take action to remove the erosion,” Pensiya said. He further estimated that the stepwell is over 150 years old history.
Krishna Kumar Sonkar, chief executive of the municipal corporation, said: “We started excavation work when we came to know that there is polygon here. When we get more information, we will continue This work.
In another related development, the ASI team also conducted a survey of the Kalki Vishnu temple in Sambhal and inspected 5 shrines and 19 wells in the area. DM Pensiya said the inspection lasted for eight to 10 hours and covered about 24 areas. “ASI will submit a report to us… around 24 districts were investigated in total,” the magistrate added.