Dhar: ASI survey continues on the 95th day in the historic Bhojshala

Bhopal, June 24 (HS). On the orders of the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the survey of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) department continued on Monday for the 95th day at the historic Bhojshala of Dhar. A team of six ASI officials along with 32 workers reached the Bhojshala premises at 8 am and came out at 5 pm. Here the team worked for about nine hours using modern equipment in a scientific manner. Gopal Sharma, Ashish Goyal of the Hindu side and Abdul Samad Khan of the Muslim side were also present with the survey team.

On the 88th day of the survey being conducted on the lines of Gyanvapi, the ASI team carried out excavation and removal of soil in the northern part of Bhojshala, where four ancient remains were found. These include the idol of Lord Narayana and three remains of the walls and pillars of Bhojshala. The members have worked here. Along with this, photography of the ancient remains found in the sanctum sanctorum was done.

Gopal Sharma, a Hindu party member who was present with the survey team, said that on Monday, during the excavation at the outer north-eastern corner of Bhojshala, west of Kamal Maulana Dargah, a small idol of Lord Chaturbhuj Narayan was found. It is made of white stone. There are three other remains too, which are of the walls and pillars of Bhojshala. The ASI team has preserved all the remains. Apart from this, the team did the work of videography and photography of the remains in the sanctum sanctorum.

On the other hand, Muslim party Abdul Samad said that human bones were found in the excavations done in the last two days. As per our demand, ASI has buried the bones back in the ground. The department did this work by following the complete procedure.

It is worth noting that on the orders of the High Court, the ASI team started the survey in Bhojshala on 27 March, which will continue till 27 June. Now only three days are left for the completion of the survey. After this, the ASI has to submit the survey report in the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 2 July.