More than 30 years after worship was banned in the basement of the Gyanvapi complex, barricading was removed at around midnight, within nine hours of the court’s order, and puja-aarti was performed and prasad was also distributed at the ‘Vyasji ka tehkhana’.

Following the court order regarding the basement located at Gyanvapi, top police and administration officials reached Vishwanath Dham, late on Wednesday night.

The officials earlier held a meeting regarding the implementation of the order given by the District Judge’s court regarding the arrangement of worship in the basement of Vyasji.