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#GyanvapiMasjid #GyanvapiMandir
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WHAT WHERE MASJIDS WERE TURNED INTO MANDIRS AND GURUDWARAS?
In the era of half-truths and hoopla, this list of mosques that have turned into Hindu temples has been compiled to give a new dimension to the Mandir-Masjid debate.

This is not an exhaustive list, these are just the most prominent and relatable examples of Muslims mosques that are being used as Hindu temples.

These structures which were originally mosques are being used as temples despite the fact that some of these are state-protected monuments by their respective states and their “switch” to a temple happened in the last 70 years or less – well after it was documented as a mosque…

…and is not merely based on hearsay.

So the next time anyone makes the rather obnoxious statement about the Taj Mahal being built on the site of a Hindu temple show them this; maybe then they will be more appreciative of India’s pluralistic ethos.

In the era of half-truths and hoopla, this list of mosques that have turned into Hindu temples has been compiled to give a new dimension to the Mandir-Masjid debate.

This is not an exhaustive list, these are just the most prominent and relatable examples of Muslims mosques that are being used as Hindu temples.

These structures which were originally mosques are being used as temples despite the fact that some of these are state-protected monuments by their respective states and their “switch” to a temple happened in the last 70 years or less – well after it was documented as a mosque…

…and is not merely based on hearsay.

So the next time anyone makes the rather obnoxious statement about the Taj Mahal being built on the site of a Hindu temple show them this; maybe then they will be more appreciative of India’s pluralistic ethos.

sabrangindia.in/article/mosque…