“‘Return the mosque to rightful owners’: Jain monks and VHP leaders visit Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer, symbols from Ramayan and Mahabharat found”, Opindia, May 8, 2024:
“On Tuesday (7th May) morning, the Jain community, led by Muni Sunil Sagar, marched barefoot to the 12th-century mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district. They stated that it has been their custom for centuries to perform prayers at the ASI-protected site.
The ASI has declared the property as a protected monument. Locals argued that monks could not enter the mosque without wearing clothes. The monks contended that it was their right as Jain faith followers to visit government buildings.
The Jain monks were joined by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists. They said that the site was once a Sanskrit school before being converted into a mosque in the 12th century…….”
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