A lawsuit has sparked controversy by claiming Ajmer Shariff was originally a Shiva temple. A court notice has ordered a survey of the site, raising concerns about communal tension. Political figures and community representatives express worry about the implications.

A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday admitted a petition seeking a physical survey of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the shrine of the revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The petition was filed by Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta,

A court in Ajmer, Rajasthan issued a notice on (27 November) to the defendants in a civil suit alleging that the Ajmer Dargah, the tomb of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, was built over a Shiva temple and should be declared the Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev Virajman Temple.

The caretakers of Ajmer Sharif Dargah have denounced recent claims that the shrine is a Hindu temple, asserting that such petitions seek personal publicity. They urge Prime Minister Modi to intervene,

An Ajmer court's decision to hear a petition claiming the presence of a Shiva temple under the Ajmer dargah, has sparked intense political debate, coming as it does after similar claims over mosques and dargahs in Mathura,

A fresh controversy has begun after a court deemed admissible the plea to ask ASI to survey the Ajmer Dargah, claiming that a temple existed there. Amid the row, read what the documents say about the history of Dargah.

A lawsuit has sparked controversy by claiming Ajmer Shariff was originally a Shiva temple. A court notice has ordered a survey of the site, raising concerns about communal tension. Political figures and community representatives express worry about the implications.

Vishnu Gupta, claimed the court accepted their petition regarding the presence of a Lord Shiva temple at Ajmer's Dargah.

The ‘38-page’ lawsuit contains as many points of reference to show that a Shiva temple pre-existed where the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer is located