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  • Pillar Found at Site of India Mosque

    04/02/2003 2:39:19 AM PST · by miltonim · 7 replies · 677+ views
    kansascity.com ^ | Posted on Tue, Apr. 01, 2003 | V.J. BANDOPADHAYA
    LUCKNOW, India - Archaeologists have uncovered a broken pillar with a carving of a lotus flower at the site of a destroyed 16th-century mosque claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, a government official said Tuesday. The significance of the discovery was still unclear, but officials hope it will eventually help settle the impassioned debate about what was originally built on the site. "The finding of a pillar and a multilayered flooring suggests there exists a permanent structure beneath the soil," said R.M. Srivastava, the senior government administrator in the northern town of Ayodhya, where the site is located. "At this...