ASI assertion sparks mandir-masjid row | Bhopal Information

BHOPAL: After Bhojshala, a brand new controversy has emerged in Madhya Pradesh, this time across the historical Vijay Surya Mandir in MP’s Vidisha that’s managed by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Footage of this temple had gone viral a while in the past for its uncanny resemblance to the brand new Parliament constructing. For many years, Hindu devotees have noticed spiritual rituals outdoors the location on Nag Panchami.
This yr, nevertheless, Hindu teams sought permission to enter the premises and maintain puja on Aug 9. District collector Buddesh Vaishya forwarded their request to ASI, which responded by citing a 1951 gazette notification categorizing the location as ‘Bijamandal Mosque’. The collector then denied permission for worship, sparking outrage amongst Hindu teams.
They oppose ASI’s classification of the location as a mosque, asserting that it has been a spot of Hindu worship since 1972. The Vijay Surya Mandir / Bijamandal mosque website — round 60km from Bhopal and barely 10km from Sanchi Stupa — has had a tumultuous historical past. The ASI-Bhopal circle web site says the mosque was constructed on ruins of a Hindu Temple. It’s believed to have been constructed within the Eleventh-Twelfth Century to honour the Solar God. The temple suffered vital injury throughout Mughal rule, notably underneath the reign of Aurangzeb, after which it was repurposed as a mosque within the seventeenth Century. Nonetheless, underneath Maratha rule, the mosque was relocated, and the location fell into disrepair, say locals.