Devotees entered the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar on Saturday to offer prayers after the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Indore Bench declared the disputed site a temple and granted Hindus the right to worship. The court recognised the complex as belonging to Raja Bhoj and ruled it was historically dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi, dating to the Bhoj-Parmar dynasty. The ruling modified an earlier ASI order that had allowed Friday namaz for a limited time, while keeping the monument under ASI custody.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Indore bench delivered a major verdict in the long-running Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district, holding that the disputed complex is the Bhojshala temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), an ancient Sanskrit learning centre linked to Raja Bhoj of the Parmar dynasty. The court relied on archaeological evidence, ASI survey reports and historical material, quashed parts of an ASI 2003 order, and directed the Centre and ASI to manage preservation going forward.
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court will deliver its verdict on May 15 in the long-running Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex dispute in Dhar, where Hindu, Muslim and Jain claim rights over an ASI-protected monument. The court reserved judgment after hearings beginning April 6. The ASI’s 2,000-page scientific survey says a structure from the Parmar kings predates the mosque and that later construction reused temple components. Muslims have challenged the report as biased. The case stems from a March 2024 survey process.
A deadly road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district has left 15 people dead. A pick-up van carrying labourers overturned and collided with an SUV near Chikliya crossing on the Indore-Ahmedabad National Highway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav have directed officials to provide full support to the injured and the families of the deceased.
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