Bhojshala Temple Dispute Reaches Supreme Court Ahead of Vasant Panchami

• A new petition has been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the right to worship at Bhojshala Mata Vagdevi Temple in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
• The dispute intensifies as Vasant Panchami coincides with Friday, creating a conflict with the 2003 ASI order allowing Muslim prayers.
• Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain filed the petition, seeking exclusive worship rights for Hindus on January 23 to prevent communal tension.
• The 2003 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) order permits Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Muslim Namaz on Fridays from 1-3 PM.
• Bhojshala, a historical site, was an 11th-century college where King Bhoj installed a Saraswati idol, now in the British Museum.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court to hear petition on Bhojshala temple worship rights amid Vasant Panchami-Friday clash.