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Historians say
Older residents recall upper floors used as dance halls and tawaif khanas, with shops on the ground floors below. The lane is being widened to about 17 m under a ₹221-crore project of roughly 650 m; demolitions were under way in July 2026.
Historians say
A congested lane a little over half a kilometre long, for generations a market serving modest-income households and supplying retailers across the Purvanchal region. It has a majority Muslim population and, despite sitting minutes from the temple, has stayed largely off the visitor route.