Hindu side plea to HC to allow worship at Shahi Idgah well in Mathura on Holi.

Allow worship at Shahi Idgah well in Mathura on Holi: Hindu side plea. 

Deepak Lavania | TNN | Agra | March 7, 2024:: : The Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Nyas (SKJMN), petitioner in Mathura’s Krishna Janmasthan case, approached the Allahabad HC on Wednesday, seeking permission to worship at the Krishna Koop (well) near the staircase at the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura on Holi.

The application follows the Varanasi district court’s recent orders allowing worship at Shringar Gauri in Gyanvapi Masjid which the petitioners in Mathura are seeking to cite in order to strengthen their case.

In the plea, SKJMN president and advocate Mahendra Pratap Singh said well holds significance as it was “built by Lord Krishna’s descendant Vajranabha”.

“We told court that Holi is a major event in the Braj area and we should be allowed to perform puja at the site…,” he said. Previously, the mosque committee had opposed Hindu worship at Krishna Koop.

Singh added, “No order restricting the worship at Krishna Koop has been issued by either the administration or the court. Attempts to prevent Hindus from worshipping at that site are contested. There is historical evidence to prove that elaborate festivities used to take place at the site around Holi.” Mahendra claimed that earlier, people used to come for the mundan ceremony of their children at the site and take the water from Krishna Koop, also known as ‘Chaturdik Samudayik Koop’(well with water of four seas). The hearing of the matter has been scheduled on March 13.

The high court had consolidated 15 cases concerning the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi–Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute in May 2023. In 2019, the garden in Shri Krishna Janmasthan complex, popularly known as Keshav Vatika, which was closed for 24 years since 1995 due to ‘security reasons’ was reopened for visitors following the intervention of CM Yogi Adityanath. The garden is spread across 3.5 acres of land.

SKJMN vice-president Aditya Nand Giri said. “Like Keshav Vatika, we are confident we will get the right to worship at Krishna Koop. We are meeting all the stakeholders, including authorities concerned, in this regard. We will also be approaching the state government to intervene and ensure Hindus can worship at the ancient site.” 

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Courtesy: TOI.