‘Go And Ask Your Deity” –Supreme Court Response To Restore Beheaded Vishnu Diety In Kujuraho
The Supreme Court on September 16 declined to hear a petition seeking reconstruction and reinstallation of a seven-foot beheaded idol of Bhagwan Vishnu at the historic Javari Temple, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Khajuraho group of monuments in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih held that the matter fell under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), not the court.
“Go and ask the deity itself to do something now. You say you are a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu. So go and pray now. It’s an archaeological site and ASI needs to give permission etc. Sorry,” CJI Gavai told petitioner Rakesh Dalal.
- 17 Sep 2025
- WerIndia
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