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Hindu Group Demands Rebuilding of Ancient Temples at UNESCO World Heritage Site Qutub Minar

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A Hindu group, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), demanded the reconstruction of the ancient temples at Qutub Minar. They also demanded the resumption of Hindu rituals and prayers there. The monument was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.Last week, a group of VHP workers, including its spokesperson Vinod Bansal, visited the site's complex and claimed that the 27 temples were demolished while Muslim ruler constructed the Qutub Minar."All temples should be rebuilt and Hindus should be allowed to offer prayers there," Bansal said.Qutub Minar was named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki; its construction was started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Muslim ruler of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty and it was partially completed by his successor Iltutmish in 1215, with the two upper tiers being built at later dates.Last month, the National Museums Authority (NMA) asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to retrieve two Hindu deities, Ganesha idols, in the Qutub Minar complex.NMA chairman and BJP politician Tarun Vijay had on Thursday said that Ganesha idols were placed "disrespectfully" in the Qutub Minar complex.However, so far, ASI has not commented on the matter.

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Hindu Group Demands Rebuilding of Ancient Temples at UNESCO World Heritage Site Qutub Minar

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© AFP 2023 / SAJJAD HUSSAINA visitor walks at the Qutub Minar archaeological complex after it was reopened for visitors, which was closed as part of measures to try and combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on July 8, 2020. - India on July 6 became the country with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world, as a group of scientists said there was now overwhelming evidence that the disease can be airborne -- and for far longer than originally thought.

A visitor walks at the Qutub Minar archaeological complex after it was reopened for visitors, which was closed as part of measures to try and combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on July 8, 2020. - India on July 6 became the country with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world, as a group of scientists said there was now overwhelming evidence that the disease can be airborne -- and for far longer than originally thought. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.04.2022

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Qutub Minar, a historic site located on the outskirt of Delhi, is the world's tallest brick minaret. The 72.5-metre-high Qutub Minar was founded in 1193, immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom.

A Hindu group, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), demanded the reconstruction of the ancient temples at Qutub Minar. They also demanded the resumption of Hindu rituals and prayers there.

The monument was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.

Last week, a group of VHP workers, including its spokesperson Vinod Bansal, visited the site's complex and claimed that the 27 temples were demolished while Muslim ruler constructed the Qutub Minar.

"All temples should be rebuilt and Hindus should be allowed to offer prayers there," Bansal said.

Qutub Minar was named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki; its construction was started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Muslim ruler of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty and it was partially completed by his successor Iltutmish in 1215, with the two upper tiers being built at later dates.

Last month, the National Museums Authority (NMA) asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to retrieve two Hindu deities, Ganesha idols, in the Qutub Minar complex.

NMA chairman and BJP politician Tarun Vijay had on Thursday said that Ganesha idols were placed "disrespectfully" in the Qutub Minar complex.

However, so far, ASI has not commented on the matter.