Madhya Pradesh HC orders ASI survey of Bhojshala complex

Subject: History

Section: Art and culture

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The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey of the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex situated in the State’s Dhar district.

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The site is an ASI-protected, 11th Century CE monument.
Under an agreement with the ASI, puja is performed in the temple by Hindus every Tuesday and Namaz offered every Friday.

About Bhojshala:

The Bhojshala is an historic temple located in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India.
The name is derived from the celebrated king Bhoja of theParamāra dynasty of central India, a patron of education and the arts, to whom major Sanskrit works on poetics, yoga and architecture are attributed.
The architectural parts of the structure itself are of different periods but mainly date the 12th century, with the Islamic tombs in the campus added between the 14th and 15th century.
Bhojshala is presently a Monument of National Importance protected by the Archaeological Survey of India under the Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, otherwise known as the AMASR Act.

About King Bhoja:

Bhoja ( 1010–1055 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty.
His kingdom was centered around the Malwa region in central India, where his capital Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar) was located.
Bhoja fought wars with nearly all his neighbors in attempts to extend his kingdom, with varying degrees of success.