Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them v2.c19.s1.12

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The Note starts by giving a slightly different version of the status of the Jami Masjid under the Baroda State and the frequency of Muslim prayers in the Masjid. The erstwhile Baroda State, says the Note, took under protection in 1936-37 the Toranas and other architectural remains of the Rudramahalaya *excluding the Masjid portion*. After the merger of the State, the Rudramahalaya and other State protected monuments were declared as Monuments of National Importance under the 1951 Act. Subsequently, the Jami Masjid being originally a part of the Rudramahalaya was also declared a monument of National Importance. However, as it was a monument in religious use, an agreement under the Ancient Monuments and Sites and Remains Act was entered into between the Trustees and the Archaeological Survey of India on behalf of the President of India on the 31st March, 1954. At that time, the monument was used *for Friday prayers only* and that too by a small number of persons.¹⁴