“1000-Year-Old Inscriptions In Bhojshala, Dhar Protected by Scotch Tape”, The Commune Mag, February 19, 2024:
“The shocking state of a temple under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has come to light. Temple activist Shefali Vaidya recently shared on her social media X handle, the apparent apathy towards Hindu monuments by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The heritage site in question was the 1000-year-old Bhojshala in Dhar.
Vaidya highlighted the stark contrast in ASI’s expenditure, questioning why crores of rupees were allocated annually to illuminate Mughal tombs in Delhi, while a 1000-year-old heritage site in Bhojshala, Dhar, suffers from neglect.
Vaidya expressed her dismay at the use of cheap glass and Scotch tape as makeshift protection for the ancient inscriptions and carvings in Bhojshala. This raises serious concerns about the preservation of invaluable Hindu heritage, as such ad-hoc measures are hardly fitting for the safeguarding of culturally significant artifacts…..”
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