The 300-year-old mosque was built between 1724 and 1728 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and is located in the Upper Kot area.

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Plea In Aligarh Court Alleges Jama Masjid Built Over Razed Hindu, Jain Temples

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Mukesh Ambani

A petition was filed in the Aligarh civil court, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the Mughal-era Jama Masjid was constructed on the site of a demolished Shiva temple, Buddhist stupa, and Jain temple in the 18th century. The plea, submitted by RTI activist Pandit Keshav Dev Gautam, is based on responses received from various government departments, including the Aligarh Municipal Corporation, following RTI queries. According to Gautam, the court, pre…

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Plea In Aligarh Court Claims Jama Masjid Built Over Demolished Hindu, Jain Temples

A petition has been filed in Aligarh’s Civil Court, claiming that the city’s Jama Masjid, located in the Muslim-majority Upper Kot area, was constructed on the remains of Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu temples. The petitioner, Pandit Keshav Dev Gautam, an RTI activist, alleges that historical records indicate the mosque was built in the early 18th […]

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RTI Activist claims Jama Masjid Aligarh built on ruins of ancient temples

A petition has been filed in Civil Court in Aligarh alleging that the city’s Jama Masjid surrounded by a Muslim majority locality in the Upper Kot area was constructed on the place where Buddhist Jain and Hindu temples once stood.  Pandit Keshav Dev Gautam, an RTI activist who has filed this petition claims, “I have been submitting multiple queries with many government departments to get information about the origins of Jama Masjid and historica…

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Aligarh Jama Masjid Built on Ruins of Ancient Temples, Claims RTI Activist in Petition

By Anwarulhaq Baig New Delhi: After Sambhal, Mathura, Varanasi, and Badaun, a petition has now been filed against the iconic Jama Masjid in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, a 300-year-old Muslim architectural masterpiece, adorned with more gold than any religious structure in India. This comes despite a Supreme Court stay order barring lower courts from issuing new […]

Plea In Aligarh Court Alleges Jama Masjid Built Over Razed Hindu, Jain Temples

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