[Deccan Herald] Day 7 of Bhojshala survey: ASI team digs trenches

The article  titled “Day 7 of Bhojshala survey: ASI team digs trenches” discusses the ongoing survey at the Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. Here’s a summary:

– The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team dug trenches at the complex as part of the court-mandated survey.
– Representatives from both Hindu and Muslim communities accompanied the ASI team during the survey.
– The Madhya Pradesh High Court instructed ASI to conduct a ‘scientific survey’ of the complex within six weeks on March 11.
– The complex is believed to be a temple of Goddess Vagdevi by Hindus and Kamal Maula Mosque by Muslims.
– The ASI initiated the survey on March 22.
– Abdul Samad, president of Maulana Kamal Welfare Society, stated that Muslims are not against the survey, but against the inclusion of objects kept inside the complex after 2003, in the survey.
– The ASI team has dug three 5-6 feet deep trenches behind the complex.
– 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.
– It is believed that Raja Bhoj, a Hindu king, had installed the statue of Vagdevi in Bhojshala in 1034 AD. Hindu groups say the British took this statue to London in 1875.

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Day 7 of Bhojshala survey: ASI team digs trenches – Deccan Herald.
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh/day-7-of-bhojshala-survey-asi-team-digs-trenches-2955880