ASI submitted the survey report of Dhar Bhojshala to Madhya Pradesh High Court

New Delhi. ASI has presented the survey report of Bhojshala located in Dhar of Madhya Pradesh in the Indore Bench of the High Court. ASI started the survey of Bhojshala on 22 March after the order of the High Court. After an intensive survey that lasted for 98 days, ASI prepared a detailed report of 2000 pages and presented it in the court today. During the survey, ASI found statues of Maa Vagdevi, Maa Parvati, Bajrang Bali and Lord Ganesha in a closed room under the stairs. Apart from this, about 79 remains including Shankh-Chakra, Shikhara with Sanatani figures were also found.

VIDEO | “The Archaeological Survey of India has filed its report before the Indore HC today. This report runs into 2,000 pages. The survey was conducted for 98 days, we are going through details of the report. I can say with cursory glance of the report that it is very positive,… pic.twitter.com/zaj5H5oaTi
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Let us tell you that both Hindus and Muslims claim Bhojshala. According to Hindu organizations, Kamal Maulana Mosque located in Dhar is actually Maa Saraswati Temple Bhojshala, which was built by Raja Bhoj in 1034 for the study of Sanskrit. Later, the Muslim ruler here converted it into a mosque. A petition was filed by Hindu organizations regarding this, on which the Indore Bench of the High Court ordered ASI to conduct a survey on March 11.

According to the Dhar district administration website, Raja Bhoj (1000-1055 AD) was the greatest ruler of the Parmar dynasty. He established a college in Dhar, which later came to be known as Bhojshala, where students came for education. This Bhojshala or Saraswati temple, which was later converted into a mosque by the Muslim ruler here, its remains can still be seen in the famous Kamal Maulana Mosque. At present, the Bhojshala complex is under the protection of ASI and Hindus are allowed to worship in the complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz in the mosque located on one side of the complex every Friday.

Indore: “The day that the Hindu community had been waiting for has finally arrived with today’s sunrise. Today, the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) has presented its report in the High Court following the survey conducted based on the petition by the Hindu Front For… pic.twitter.com/UcmTztjNYG
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