{"id":218206,"date":"2019-08-17T12:28:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T06:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=218206"},"modified":"2019-08-27T17:38:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T12:08:35","slug":"ayodhya-hearing-day-7-excavations-show-that-a-massive-lord-ram-temple-existed-at-the-disputed-site-ram-lallas-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/08\/17\/ayodhya-hearing-day-7-excavations-show-that-a-massive-lord-ram-temple-existed-at-the-disputed-site-ram-lallas-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayodhya hearing| Excavations show that a massive Lord Ram temple existed at the disputed site: Ram Lalla&#8217;s counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supreme Court<\/strong>: On the 7th Day of the Ayodhya Title dispute hearing, Ram Lalla&#8217;s counsel, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan, told the\u00a05-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ that<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;a &#8220;massive&#8221; temple of Lord Ram, dating back to the second century BC (Before Christ), existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya before the construction of Babri Masjid.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He referred to the report of a court commissioner, appointed to inspect the site in 1950, and also relied upon the findings of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to buttress its claim over the disputed 2.77-acre land in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Ayodhya. He submitted that according to the ASI report, there &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>existed a massive, pillar-based structure dating back to the second century BC and the ASI survey was conclusive about there being a &#8216;mandap&#8217; at the site with pillars<\/em><\/span>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The senior lawyer extensively referred to various pictures and reports, including the ASI&#8217;s findings on the excavated materials from the disputed site, and said, however, there was no such material to show that it was a temple of only Lord Ram. But the pictures of the deities, including those of Lord Shiva, sculptures on the pillars of &#8220;Garuda&#8221; flanked by lions and the images of lotus amply indicated that it was a temple and moreover, these things were not found in mosques.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Keeping in mind the faith of Hindus and preponderance of probability, it would indicate that this was a temple of Lord Ram. &#8230; Along with the massive old structure, other materials found during excavation suggested that it was a temple,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to the Allahabad High Court order, he said<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> one of the judges, Justice S U Khan, did not deal with the ASI report in his judgment and erroneously concluded that the mosque came up on a vacant land and on the ruins of a temple, while the other two judges took note of the report, which said there was a temple where the mosque came up<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the bench noticed that the question before it was not about the structure but whether it was of religious nature before the mosque was built there, the counsel said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was a temple where the public had access. The basic foundation was the same, while the structure was rebuilt. The underlying foundation never changed. There was a total of 17 rows of pillar bases and each row had five pillars,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On this the bench asked,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You also have a grave here. How would you interpret this,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To this the counsel responded that <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>the grave belonged to a much later period<\/em><\/span>. He also added that there were several layers of excavations and the grave was not found during the deep excavation.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of &#8220;namaz&#8221; being offered at the disputed site in the past, Vaidyanathan said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Offering prayers cannot mean valid possession unless you already own it. If prayer is offered on the street, it cannot be a proof to own it,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bench said the question was whether the disputed structure was &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>built as a mosque or being used as a mosque<\/em><\/span>&#8220;. On this the Counsel said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;No mosque will ordinarily contain pillars of this nature,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said during the 1950 inspection itself, it was very clear that there were various &#8220;structures, images&#8221; that belied the claim that it was a mosque.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A five-judge constitution bench is conducting a day-to-day hearing in the Ayodhya title dispute case, after it had on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/02\/ayodhya-dispute-sc-to-hold-day-to-day-hearing-from-aug-6-after-mediation-committee-fails\/\">August 2 observed that since the mediation panel on Ayodhya matter has failed to achieve any final settlement in the matter, it will hold a day-to-day hearing in the case from August 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fourteen appeals are pending before the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict which ordered equal division of the 2.77-acre disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 16th-century Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>(Source: PTI)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More from the day-to-day hearing in Ayodhya Title Dispute:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/06\/ayodhya-hearing-day-1-no-muslim-has-entered-the-disputed-land-since-1934-nirmohi-akhara\/\"><strong>No Muslim has entered the disputed land since 1934: Nirmohi Akhara<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/07\/ayodhya-hearing-day-2-sc-seeks-evidence-of-possession-of-ramjanmabhumi-from-nirmohi-akhara\/\"><strong>SC seeks evidence of possession of Ramjanmabhumi from Nirmohi Akhara<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/08\/ayodhya-hearing-day-3both-hindus-muslims-have-always-called-the-disputed-site-a-janmasthana-ram-lallas-counsel\/\"><strong>Both Hindus &amp; Muslims have always called the disputed site a \u2018Janmasthana\u2019: Ram Lalla\u2019s counsel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/09\/ayodhya-hearing-day-4-sr-adv-rajeev-dhavan-calls-the-decision-to-hear-the-case-5-days-in-a-week-is-inhuman\/\"><strong>SC rejects Sr Adv Rajeev Dhavan\u2019s plea against 5-days a week hearing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/14\/ayodhya-hearing-day-5-arguments-advanced-on-whether-there-was-an-existing-temple-at-the-disputed-site\/\"><strong>Arguments advanced on whether there was an existing temple at the disputed site<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/08\/14\/ayodhya-hearing-day-6-court-shouldnt-go-beyond-rationality-of-belief-of-ayodhya-being-lord-rams-birthplace-ram-lallas-counsel\/\"><strong>Court shouldn\u2019t go beyond rationality of belief of Ayodhya being Lord Ram\u2019s birthplace: Ram Lalla\u2019s counsel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/03\/08\/ayodhya-dispute-to-be-settled-by-a-confidential-court-monitored-mediation-proceedings\/\"><b><strong>Ayodhya Dispute to be settled by a \u2018confidential\u2019 Court monitored mediation; No Gag order passed [Full Report]<\/strong><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2019\/02\/26\/breaking-should-ayodhya-dispute-be-decided-by-mediation-sc-to-decide-on-march\/\"><b><strong>Should Ayodhya dispute be decided by mediation? SC to decide on March 6 [Full Report]<\/strong><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2018\/09\/27\/ayodhya-matter-not-to-be-referred-to-larger-bench-matter-not-barred-by-res-judicata-in-ismail-faruqui-case-either-sc\/\">Ram Mandir Babri Masjid| Ayodhya matter not to be referred to larger bench; matter not barred by res judicata in Ismail Faruqui case either: SC<\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court: On the 7th Day of the Ayodhya Title dispute hearing, Ram Lalla&#8217;s counsel, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan, told the\u00a05-judge bench 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