Devotees Offer Friday Prayers At Bhojshala After 721 Years, Maha Aarti Performed

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• Devotees Offer Friday Prayers At Bhojshala After 721 Years, Maha Aarti Performed Published By, Last Updated: May 22, 2026, 13:09 IST Heavy security arrangements were put in place in and around the Bhojshala complex to maintain law and order.
• Morning aarti being performed in Bhojsala A historic atmosphere was witnessed at the Bhojshala Kamal Maula complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Friday as devotees gathered in large numbers for Maha Aarti and prayers dedicated to Maa Vagdevi following the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict declaring the site a temple of Goddess Saraswati.
• For the first time in 721 years, Friday at the Bhojshala complex witnessed Hindu religious rituals and Maha Aarti instead of namaz, drawing massive crowds and emotional reactions from devotees.
• The day’s ceremonies began around 9 am with the first aarti at the Maa Saraswati temple inside the complex as Vedic chants echoed across the premises.