After High Court verdict, Hindu petitioners seek free entry for devotees at Bhojshala in Madhya Pradesh

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• Days after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared Dhar's Bhojshala complex a Vagdevi temple, two petitioners from the Hindu side have demanded free entry for devotees and claimed that idols of Hanuman and other deities may be buried beneath the premises.
• Petitioner Ashish Goyal, associated with the 'Hindu Front for Justice', in his application to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), said worshippers should not be charged even the existing Re 1 entry fee.
• Also Read | Bhojshala case: MP HC refers to 10 principles laid down by Supreme Court in Ayodhya verdict The charging of a fee amounted to "disobedience" of the May 15 High Court order recognising the site as a temple, he claimed.
• Goyal also sought the immediate opening of a locked room in the south-eastern part of the complex, claiming it formed part of the original temple structure, and demanded removal...