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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has reported to the High Court here that its excavations found distinctive features of a 10th century Hindu temple beneath the Babri mosque site even as the Sunni Central WAQF Board termed the report as "vague and self-contradictory".

The report said there was archaeological evidence of a massive structure just below the disputed structure and evidence of continuity in structural activities from the 10th century onwards upto the construction of the disputed structure (Babri mosque).

Among the excavation yields it mentioned were stone and decorated bricks as well as mutilated sculpture of divine couple and carved architectural members including, foliage patterns, Amalaka, Kapotapali, Doorjamb with semi-circular shrine pilaster, broke octagonal shaft of black schist pillar, lotus motif, circular shrine having pranjala (watershute) in the north and 50 pillar bases in association with a huge structure.

(source: Hindu Temple lays beneath - dailypioneer.com - August 26 2003).