MP: Idol of Saraswati 'found' in Dhar's Bhojshala taken away by govt, 4 persons arrested.
1 year, 3 months ago

MP: Idol of Saraswati 'found' in Dhar's Bhojshala taken away by govt, 4 persons arrested.

Op India  

Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for its ‘Bhojshala’. Hindu organisations allegedly stated that the goddess Saraswati ‘appeared’ inside her old temple, just like Lord Ram did in the Ram temple at his birthplace of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. There will be protests if the idol is not put back.” Arrest of the accused The Dhar police arrested three people on 13 September in connection with placing the idol inside Bhojshala. Background of the Bhojshala controversy Hindu organizations consider the Bhojshala as the temple of goddess Vageshwari or Vagdevi who is 4th incarnation of goddess Saraswati. A report from the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti indicated that the professors and pupils of Bhojshala opposed Alauddin Khilji’s Islamic troops during the siege in 1305.

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Bhojshala survey: Muslim petitioner demands submission of video evidence in court
5 months, 1 week ago

Bhojshala survey: Muslim petitioner demands submission of video evidence in court

The Hindu  

After the Archeological Survey of India submitted its report in the Madhya Pradesh High Court of the survey at the Bhojshala Complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, the Hindu petitioners exerted confidence in their case while the Muslim petitioners alleged violations on the part of the surveying team. The ASI, after a 98-day-long survey of the disputed site known as Bhojshala …

ASI report links MP’s Bhojshala with temple
5 months, 1 week ago

ASI report links MP’s Bhojshala with temple

Hindustan Times  

The Archaeological Survey of India told the Madhya Pradesh high court that the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula masjid in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district was built from the remains of earlier temples and the existing mosque at the site came up centuries later, adding the disputed structure to a string of similar conflicts roiling India for decades. “Based on scientific investigations, survey …

MP: Idols of Shiva, ‘Vasuki Naag’ Found in Bhojshala
5 months, 4 weeks ago

MP: Idols of Shiva, ‘Vasuki Naag’ Found in Bhojshala

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Idols of Lord Shiva and ‘Vasuki Naag’ were among around 20 ‘archaeological remains’ found in the controversial complex of Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh during the latest scientific survey by Archaeological Survey of India, an activist of a Hindu body said on Tuesday. According to Mr Sharma, the idol of a seven-headed snake, known …

MP: Krishna idol found in Bhojshala complex during ASI survey, says Hindu body
6 months ago

MP: Krishna idol found in Bhojshala complex during ASI survey, says Hindu body

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In the fresh finding in the survey of the controversial Bhojshala temple- Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh, three ‘archaeological remains’ including an idol of Lord Krishna was found, an activist of a Hindu outfit said on Friday. Gopal Sharma who was present during the survey of the 13th century monument by Archaeological Survey of …

MP: Idols of Hindu deities found in Bhojshala, claims Hindu body
6 months, 1 week ago

MP: Idols of Hindu deities found in Bhojshala, claims Hindu body

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Idols of Hindu deities were found during the ‘scientific survey’ of the controversial complex of Bhojshala temple- Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh, a Hindu body claimed on Tuesday. “On the 80th day of survey of the complex by Archaeological Survey of India on Sunday, more than 79 remains ‘linked’ to Sanatan Dharm were found in …

MP: Remains of specially designed pillar found in Bhojshala complex, claims Hindu outfit activist
6 months, 3 weeks ago

MP: Remains of specially designed pillar found in Bhojshala complex, claims Hindu outfit activist

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Remains of a specially designed pillar have been found in the complex of Bhojshala temple- Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh during the scientific survey of the monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. “Remains of a specially designed pillar have been found during the excavation of a particular area in the complex”, Gopal Sharma, an …

MP: Images of Hindu deities found on Bhojshala pillar, claims Hindu activist
7 months ago

MP: Images of Hindu deities found on Bhojshala pillar, claims Hindu activist

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Images of Hindu deities have been reportedly discovered in a pillar within the complex of the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, during excavation conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India. “On the 55th day of excavation and exploration by the ASI team on Tuesday, images of Lord Krishna holding the ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ in his hand, …

Bhojshala complex: Hindus offer prayers at medieval-era monument as ASI survey continues
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Bhojshala complex: Hindus offer prayers at medieval-era monument as ASI survey continues

India TV News  

The members of the Hindu community on Tuesday offered prayers at the disputed Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district. 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. ASI's ‘scientific survey’ underway The MP High Court …

HistoriCity | The syncretic past of the Kamal Maula mosque-Bhojshala complex
9 months, 1 week ago

HistoriCity | The syncretic past of the Kamal Maula mosque-Bhojshala complex

Hindustan Times  

On a humid September night in 2023, a group of men allegedly illegally and surreptitiously entered the Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh and placed an idol of the Hindu goddess of learning, Saraswati. Speaking at a large gathering, the then Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia had said: “Hand over Ram Janmabhoomi land in Ayodhya, the Kashi and …

High Court orders MP's 11th-century Bhojshala’s survey on Hindu group’s plea
9 months, 1 week ago

High Court orders MP's 11th-century Bhojshala’s survey on Hindu group’s plea

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh high court’s Indore bench on Monday asked the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a scientific survey of Bhojshala, a protected 11th-century monument, in Dhar within six weeks. Hindu Front for Justice filed a petition in the high court in May 2022 against the offering of namaz at Bhojshala and sought a survey to determine the “real …

MP High Court allows ASI survey at 'disputed' Bhojshala complex in Dhar district
9 months, 1 week ago

MP High Court allows ASI survey at 'disputed' Bhojshala complex in Dhar district

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday allowed a survey led by the Archaeological Survey of India at the disputed monument of Bhojshala in the adjoining Dhar district which it claimed to be a temple of Goddess Vagdevi. Hindu group seeks 'scientific survey' Earlier, on February 19, a Hindu organization approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a direction to the …

Bhojshala, the temple of Saraswati: From Islamic destruction to British loot
2 years, 7 months ago

Bhojshala, the temple of Saraswati: From Islamic destruction to British loot

Op India  

On May 11, the Madhya Pradesh High Court accepted a petition seeking a stay on Muslims performing Namaz in the compound of the Bhojshala monument in the state’s Dhar district. The Hindu organisation also requested the installation of a statue of Goddess Saraswati in the Bhojshala complex, as well as the production of coloured pictures of the complex’s inscriptions. The …

Bhojshala dispute: Madhya Pradesh HC issues notice to Centre, ASI and state govt
2 years, 7 months ago

Bhojshala dispute: Madhya Pradesh HC issues notice to Centre, ASI and state govt

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday issued notices to the Archaeological Survey of India, Centre and the state government on a petition pertaining to the dispute over the monument of Bhojshala in state’s Dhar district. Bhojshala is an ASI protected 11th century monument, which Hindus claim is a temple of Vagdevi, while the Muslim community treats it as Kamal …

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