Hindu petitioners in Agra have filed an application to involve the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in a case regarding the alleged buried idols of Lord Krishna in Chhoti Masjid near Agra Fort. The court has scheduled the next hearing for September 21 to deliberate on this application. The ASI s involvement in the case is still pending approval from the court. The Hindu petitioners argue that the idols were brought to Agra by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who allegedly demolished the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura in 1670.
Hindu petitioners in Agra have requested a technical survey by the ASI to locate idols of Lord Krishna allegedly buried in the Chhoti Masjid near Diwan-e-Khas on the Agra Fort premises. The idols were said to have been brought to Agra by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who allegedly demolished the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for August 25, 2023.
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Agra: A local court on Monday issued notices to secretaries of Intezamia Committee Shahi Masjid Agra, Chhoti Masjid Deewan-e-Khaas, Jahanara Begum Masjid, chairman of Uttar Pradesh Central Waqf Board and secretary of Shri Krishna Janmasthan Sewa Sansthan on a plea to excavate idol of Bhagwan Keshav Dev claimed to be buried under the staircases of Jama Masjid.