Babri Masjid
Interior of Babri Masjid
Hindu terrorists destroying the Babri Mosque
The Babri Mosque was a mosque constructed by first Mughal emperor of India, Babur, in Ayodhya in the 16th century. Hindus believed it to be the birth place of Lord Rama. It was destroyed by a mob of Hindu fanatics in a terrorist attack on December 6, 1992 and thereafter a Hindu temple was built by the terrorists at this place.
The Babri Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by one Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of the Babri Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
One of the columns of the Babri Mosque. Some Hindus say it came from a Temple under the site, particularly noting the two flowers which they say are Hindu-associated lotus motifs, however this motif is common in mosques of that period.The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns.
On mid-night of December 22, 1949, when the police guards were asleep, some miscreants (Abhay Ram Das of Nirmohi Akhara) planted idols of Rama and Sita into the Babri Masjid. This was reported by constable, Mata Prasad, the next morning and recorded at the Ayodhya police station. On hearing this news Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru directed UP Chief Minister Govind Ballabh Pant, to see that the dieties were removed. Under Pant's orders, Chief Secretary Bhagwan Sahay and Inspector-General of Police V.N. Lahiri sent immediate instructions to Faizabad to remove the dieties. However, K.K. Nair feared that the Hindus would retaliate and pleaded inability to carry out the orders. Finally the idols of "Ram Lala" were never removed.
Hindus sought permission to start worship at the mosque which was not granted at that time. However with the permission of the court, the locks of Babri mosque were opened on February 1, 1986 and Hindus were allowed to start worship of idols of Ram Lala. Muslims on the other hand were prevented from offering any prayers at the mosque. India being a pre-dominantly Hindu nation, no court or administration could afford to antogonise the majority community.
Lal Krishna Advani, a high-ranking member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (former Home Minister & Deputy Prime Minister) began a campaign tour (a rathayatra, or "chariot-journey") in 1990, to organise support for building a Rama temple at the mosque site.
The mosque was destroyed on December 6, 1992, by a crowd of 75,000 hindu fanatics belonging to militant outfits such as VHP, RSS, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena etc. led by top leaders of the BJP, some of whom were later to become ministers in the Union Government, in the surcharged communal atmosphere that followed.
Following the destruction of the mosque, communal riots broke out between Hindus and Muslims across India, including in Mumbai (Bombay), which was a largely secular and cosmopolitan city. About 1500 people, mostly muslims, were killed in an organised genocide of innocents by Hindu terrorists belonging to outfits such as Shiv Sena, VHP, RSS, Bajrang Dal & BJP etc. duly supported by the State Government and the Police.
Some muslim militants later carried out serial bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993 to avenge the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the genocide of muslims, in which more than 250 people lost there lives.
Extremist Indian Hindus demolishing Babri Masjid
Extremist Hindus are demolishing Babri Masjid
Hindu terrorist attacking the Babri Masjid
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