Bhojshala Temple to Remain Open for Hindu Worship Permanently, Says Union Minister Savitri Thakur After MP High Court Verdict
Devotees held havan, puja and prayers in larger numbers after the court quashed a 2003 ASI order limiting Hindu worship.
- On Sunday, Union Minister Savitri Thakur visited the Bhojshala Temple in Dhar for prayer rituals after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the disputed complex a temple, granting Hindus worship rights.
- The court quashed an Archaeological Survey of India order from April 7, 2003, that previously restricted Hindu worship and permitted Muslim prayers on Fridays, fundamentally altering the site's long-standing administrative arrangement.
- Devotees performed rituals including havan and puja on Sunday with large participation amid heavy deployment of police and RAF personnel, while Dhar Superintendent of Police Sachin Sharma confirmed security arrangements remain in place.
- ASI lawyer Aviral Vikas Khare stated the monument remains under exclusive Archaeological Survey administration, while Muslim and Jain sides reportedly prepare to challenge the May 15 High Court order.
- The Hindu Front for Justice filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to ensure no adverse orders pass without a hearing, while veteran leader Gopal Sharma reaffirmed the group's stance that the site is a temple.
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"I have been coming here for darshan (worship) right from the very beginning. Now that the court has issued a directive stating that this site will remain open to the Hindu community permanently--allowing them to offer prayers and seek darshan here--I congratulate the public, as the court has delivered a verdict in their favour," she said.
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