Hindus offer prayers at Bhojshala in Dhar as ASI survey continues.

Bhojshala complex: Hindus offer prayers at  temple of Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati as they believe,  even during  ASI survey.

As per an ASI order of April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays.

Prateek Goyal | HENB | Dhar (MP) | Match 26, 2024:: Hindus offered prayers at the contentious Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on March 26, with a team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continuing its court-mandated survey.

As per an ASI order of April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays.

Hindu devotees reached the historical complex around 7.15 a.m. before the start of the survey.

On March 11, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the ASI to carry out within six weeks a ‘scientific survey’ of the Bhojshala complex, a medieval-era monument that Hindus believe is a temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati) and the Muslim community calls Kamal Maula Mosque.

Acting on the court directives, the ASI team, accompanied by senior police and administrative officials, on March 22 began its survey at the disputed complex in the tribal-dominated district.