{"id":118596,"date":"2022-05-20T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=118596"},"modified":"2022-05-20T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:08:32","slug":"old-photo-from-vietnam-viral-as-shivling-found-in-gyanvapi-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-vietnam-viral-as-shivling-found-in-gyanvapi-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"Old photo from Vietnam viral as Shivling found in Gyanvapi Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, a Varanasi court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/court-orders-asi-panel-to-survey-gyanvapi-mosque-in-varanasi-101617906347502.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered an archaeological survey<\/a> of the premises of Gyanvapi Mosque after pleas alleging it was built after partially demolishing a Hindu shrine were filed in court. A lawyer from the Hindu side told the court that a Shivling was found inside the mosque during the survey. However, the Muslim side has maintained that the structure is not a Shivling, but a fountain in the middle of the <em>wazu khana<\/em>. Amid this development, a picture of a Shivling is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that the structure was unearthed during the survey in Gyanvapi Mosque.<\/p>\n<p>A Twitter user posted the image and wrote, \u201cRemnants of idols of Hindu deities have been found in the Kashi Gyanvapi Mosque, which firmly proves that Gyanvapi is ours. History says that Mughals destroyed thousands of ancient temples.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Uprq7\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928\u0935\u093e\u092a\u0940_\u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930<\/a> \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0943\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924 \u0924\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902\u0915\u093f \u0905\u092c \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0901 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BabaMilGaye?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BabaMilGaye<\/a> \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\nRemnants of idols of Hindu deities have been found in Kashi Gyanvapi Mosque, which firmly proves that Gyanvapi Hamara Hai.<br \/>\nHistory Says that Mughals destroyed thousands of ancient temples. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0v2zB5miMd\">pic.twitter.com\/0v2zB5miMd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udea9 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0926\u093e\u0928\ud83d\udea9 (@rajeshmadaan13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajeshmadaan13\/status\/1526392566350233601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Supreme Court lawyer Vaibhav Tripathi tweeted the image with the hashtag #GyanvapiMandir, adding, \u201cMughal architecture is amazing! They always built an ancient Hindu temple in the basement first.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/S7UMh\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118597 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-4.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-4-166x300.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1711365159040518\/posts\/2233898530120509\">Vikram Gupta<\/a> posted the viral photo to the &#8216;Shri Kashi Vishwanath Varanasi Mandir Darshan&#8217; group, stating that Nandi\u2019s &#8220;beloved&#8221; Shiva had been found.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-5.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-5-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several other users amplified the image with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/TwvIm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/g60oX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/oXUeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/x6jEp\">Link 4<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-118596 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-vietnam-viral-as-shivling-found-in-gyanvapi-mosque\/screenshot-2022-05-18-203454-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203454-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203454-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203454-1-159x300.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-vietnam-viral-as-shivling-found-in-gyanvapi-mosque\/screenshot-2022-05-19-155911\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-19-155911.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-19-155911.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-19-155911-173x300.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-vietnam-viral-as-shivling-found-in-gyanvapi-mosque\/screenshot-2022-05-18-203613\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203613.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203613.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203613-166x300.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-vietnam-viral-as-shivling-found-in-gyanvapi-mosque\/screenshot-2022-05-18-203654-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203654.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203654.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-18-203654-154x300.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/yandex.com\/images\/search?rpt=imageview&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Favatars.mds.yandex.net%2Fget-images-cbir%2F332612%2Fx9y87Z4nRT48cVzzrLKIJg1238%2Forig&amp;cbir_id=332612%2Fx9y87Z4nRT48cVzzrLKIJg1238\">reverse image search<\/a> of the viral image using Yandex. We came across a tweet carrying the image dated May 29, 2020, posted by then Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/QRSi2\">Prahlad Singh Patel<\/a>. It states that conservation work was underway at Vietnam&#8217;s M\u1ef9 S\u01a1n site. There are seven grand temples on this site, out of which the Archaeological Survey of India was restoring three. Officials at the site found a 9th-century Shivling in the sanctum sanctorum of a temple established by King Indravarman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0907\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0928 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0924 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092d\u0917\u0943\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0902 9\u0935\u0940\u0902 \u0936\u0924\u093e\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0938\u0902\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASIGoI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ASIGoI<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e, \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u090a\u0901\u091a\u093e\u0908 80 \u0938\u0947.\u092e\u093f \u0914\u0930 \u0932\u0902\u092c\u093e\u0908 2.31 \u092e\u093f. \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0939 \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0930\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0917\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u094b\u0928\u093f \u092a\u0940\u0920 \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u0915\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0909\u0926\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0923 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u092f\u0924\u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QkHD3Y19oc\">pic.twitter.com\/QkHD3Y19oc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of Shri Prahlad Singh Patel (@pspoffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pspoffice\/status\/1266398900883259395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search, which led us to a May 28, 2020 tweet by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/bemIJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar<\/a> containing the Shivling featured in the viral image. Jaishankar revealed that a monolithic sandstone Shivling dating back to 9th CE was found by the Archaeological Department of India during a conservation project at a Cham Temple complex in Vietnam\u2019s M\u1ef9 S\u01a1n site.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reaffirming a civilisational connect.<\/p>\n<p>Monolithic sandstone Shiv Linga of 9th c CE is latest find in ongoing conservation project. Applaud <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASIGoI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ASIGoI<\/a> team for their work at Cham Temple Complex, My Son, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vietnam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vietnam<\/a>. Warmly recall my visit there in 2011. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7FHDB6NAxz\">pic.twitter.com\/7FHDB6NAxz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSJaishankar\/status\/1265520811546488833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fltPj\">Vietnam Plus<\/a> similarly reported that Vietnamese and Indian experts unearthed a 9th-century Shivling during the restoration of a Cham temple complex at M\u1ef9 S\u01a1n sanctuary, a world cultural heritage site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-6.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-6-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-3-6-768x821.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, an image of a Shivling unearthed by the Archaeological Department of India during conservation efforts in Vietnam two years ago was falsely shared as the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, a Varanasi court ordered an archaeological survey of the premises of Gyanvapi Mosque after pleas alleging it was built after partially demolishing a Hindu shrine were filed in court. 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