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India: Jain monks visited Dhai Din Ke Jhopda mosque in Ajmer

(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity) Jain monks visited Dhai Din Ke Jhopda mosque in Ajmer. Led by Muni Sunil Sagar Maharaj, members of the Jain community marched barefoot at 6.30am on Tuesday to the 12th- century monument Adhai Din Ka Jhopra, a functioning mosque and situated in a densely Muslim-populated area, asserting that it had been the tradition for centuries to offer prayers. The Jain monks were accompanied by leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). They claimed that the site was originally a Sanskrit school before its conversion in to a mosque in the 12th century. The site is designated as a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Locals objected to the entry of monks, saying that they could not enter the mosque without clothing. The monks argued that it was within their rights as followers of the Jain faith to enter any government building.

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