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| {{Merge to|Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti|discuss=Talk:Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti#Proposed merge of Controversy Over Claim of Lord Shiva Temple at Ajmer Dargah Sharif into Shrine of Mu'in al-Din Chishti|date=December 2024}} | |||
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| {{Infobox religious building | |||
| | building_name = Ajmer Sharif Dargah | |||
| | religious_affiliation = ] | |||
| | image = Dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti Ajmer India (5).JPG | |||
| | caption = The tomb of ] is one of ]'s most important Sufi tomb | |||
| | map_type = India Rajasthan#India | |||
| | coordinates = {{coord|26.45613|N|74.62817|E|region:IN-RJ_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | |||
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| | website = {{URL|https://ajmerdargahsharif.com/}} | |||
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| | established = 1236 ] | |||
| | year_completed = 1236 ] | |||
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| In late 2024, claims emerged that the ] in ], also called Ajmer Dargah Sharif, was built over a ] dedicated to ]. The ] received notification on 27 November 2024 that a local court in Ajmer had accepted a petition from ] chief Vishnu Gupta.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Court notice on Ajmer dargah plea sparks sharp reactions in political, religious circles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan/court-notice-on-ajmer-dargah-plea-sparks-sharp-reactions-in-political-religious-circles/article68923808.ece |website=] |via=}}</ref> The petition claimed that the dargah be declared a Hindu temple and its registration should be canceled, and demanded an ] survey to be conducted.<ref name="auto" /> | |||
| Civil Judge Manmohan Chandel issued notices to the Dargah Committee, the ], and the ] (ASI) on the plea seeking to declare the Dargah a temple. The petition at large disturbed the Hindu-Muslim harmony. The tension in the country was already prevailing with the issues revolving around ], ], and ] (now where Ram Temple is already built). The Ajmer dargah is the place where even Hindu fundamentalist leaders offer or send ‘chadars’. Leaders such as such as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi, and others are often reported to have paid respects by offering chadars at the dargah.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/shiva-temple-under-ajmer-sharif-dargah-here-is-all-about-the-latest-controversy-about-another-shrine/articleshow/115792733.cms?from=mdr|title=Shiva Temple under Ajmer Sharif Dargah? Here is all about the latest controversy|date=November 29, 2024|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> | |||
| The petition was based on the book ''Ajmer: Historical and Descriptive'', by ] which narrates the tradition says that inside the cellar is the image of Mahadeva in a temple.<ref name="auto"/> | |||
| Sarwar Chishty, secretary of the Anjuman Moinia Fakhria, a body representing the dargah's hereditary caretakers (khadims) calls these claims baseless. Ajmer Munsif criminal and civil (west) court will next hear Hindu Sena’s civil suit on Dec 20. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajmer-sharif-dargah-petition-shivling-hindu-temple-rajasthan-khwaja-moinuddin-chishti-books-evidence-history-2641579-2024-11-28|title=Was Ajmer Dargah a Shiva temple? What books, Hindu petitioner's evidence suggest|date=November 28, 2024|website=India Today}}</ref> | |||
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