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Vidisha: Sitting atop the Bijamandal in Vidisha, a group of men chantedHanuman Chalisaon Friday and raised slogans demanding the lockssecuringa portion of Bijamandal be opened by the administration...
As the crowd slowly swelled with women, children and men gathering each minute, Vidisha BJP MLA Mukesh Tandon, accompanied by a group of men, with apuja thaliin hand, and a manjeera(cymbals) playing came to offer the customary puja on the eve of Nag Panchami (9 August)...
The scene played out at Bijamandal, a day after Vidisha collector Buddhesh Kumar Vaidya turned down a request to open the locks over the gated portion of Bijamandal, which houses idols, to offer prayers on the eve of Nag Panchami..
Sharmas family, including his grandfather, has been associated with the Hindu Mahasabha and carried out agitation to get the custody of what they claim is Bijamandal Temple which has idols of various goddess including Vijaya, Durga, and Jaya behind the locks of gated portion of Bijamandal...
Constant demands were made to allow Hindus inside, and subsequently about two decades ago, the district administration allowed 11 people to offer puja, outside the locked portion over the elevated area of the Bijamandal..
