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The Basant Panchami puja began connected the disputed tract of the 11th-century Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque successful Madhya Pradesh's Dhar territory amid choky information successful the aboriginal hours of Friday (January 23, 2026).
With Basant Panchami falling connected a Friday this year, some Hindu and Muslim communities had staked claims for worshipping astatine the site. However, the Supreme Court connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) gave a circumstantial time-sharing look to debar communal friction.
The historical tract was adorned with saffron flags and flowers, and devotees started arriving for darshan from sunrise.
Devotees, on with members of the Basantotsav Samiti, installed the idol of Goddess Saraswati, besides known arsenic Maa Vagdevi, performed the aarti and offered oblations successful the 'havan kund', marking the opening of the puja.
A dense posse of constabulary and paramilitary unit was deployed successful Dhar metropolis and district.
As galore arsenic 8,000 information personnel, including territory police, Rapid Action Force, CRPF, MP Armed Force, SRPF and women constabulary units, person been deployed astir the site, and the medication is besides relying connected drones and CCTV cameras to guarantee that nary untoward incidental occurs.
A Supreme Court seat led by Chief Justice Surya Kant connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) ruled that spiritual activities volition beryllium divided connected Friday, and the Hindu assemblage volition beryllium permitted to execute prayers from sunrise to sunset, portion the Muslim assemblage volition beryllium allowed to connection namaz betwixt 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
