Bhojshala Dispute: Court Calls It Temple of Goddess Saraswati

The disupted Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex in Dhar is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, declared the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, cancelling the 2003 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) order which allowed Muslims to offer Friday prayers on Bhojshala premises.

While the ASI will continue to maintain control over the management of the Bhojshala, the actual right to perform religious rituals remains firmly with the Hindu side.

The court urged the Muslim community to approach the state government for allotment of separate land in the district for construction of a mosque.