A lawsuit has sparked controversy by claiming Ajmer Shariff was originally a Shiva temple. A court notice has ordered a survey of the site, raising concerns about communal tension. Political figures and community representatives express worry about the implications.

A court in Ajmer, Rajasthan issued a notice on (27 November) to the defendants in a civil suit alleging that the Ajmer Dargah, the tomb of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, was built over a Shiva temple and should be declared the Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev Virajman Temple.

The caretakers of Ajmer Sharif Dargah have denounced recent claims that the shrine is a Hindu temple, asserting that such petitions seek personal publicity. They urge Prime Minister Modi to intervene,

Civil Judge Manmohan Chandel issued notices after Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta claimed in his petition that the dargah -- the mausoleum of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti -- was a Shiva temple.

A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit which claims that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, the plaintiff's advocate said.

Mehbooba, Sajjad Lone express concern over survey of Ajmer dargah, warning of communal polarization and violence in India.

A Hindu group has claimed the existence of a Shiva temple within the Ajmer Dargah. The court will hear the case on December 20.

A court in Rajasthan's Ajmer has issued notices to several authorities on a petition seeking a physical survey of Ajmer Dargah. The petitioner cited a book to say that the Ajmer Dargah was originally a Shiva temple.

The petitioner’s counsel, Ramswaroop Bishnoi, cited a 1911 book titled Ajmer: Historical and Descriptive which claimed that debris from a Hindu temple were used in the construction of the dargah.

A Hindu group, Hindu Sena, has filed a lawsuit claiming the Ajmer dargah, a Sufi shrine, was built over a Shiva temple. They cite historical texts and

A Rajasthan court on Wednesday accepted a petition by a right-wing outfit claiming Ajmer's Dargah Sharif was a Shiva temple in a growing list of Muslim religious sites under dispute