Organizers have announced plans for Shiva worship and Rudrabhishek near the historic Adina Mosque in Pandua, Malda district, West Bengal. They said a Shivling would be installed within 50 metres of the roughly 653-year-old monument on Monday. District authorities have strengthened security around the site amid the renewed dispute.

The issue gained fresh attention after BJP Rajarhat legislator Tarunjyoti Tewari described Adina Mosque as Adinath Temple during the West Bengal assembly's monsoon session. Archaeological department information says Sultan Sikandar Shah built the mosque in 1373. Some local groups cite Hindu imagery in its carvings and claims of excavated Shiva and Durga idols, while architectural historians generally attribute such carvings to reused materials from earlier structures.

The Adinath Shiv Mandir and Mela Committee said this year's rituals would remain at a nearby temple and any future claims over the monument would be pursued through courts. The monument is under the Archaeological Survey of India and protected by a 1958 law, police said, warning against unauthorized religious activity or alterations. A case over the mosque's historical identity and ownership remains pending, with no final ruling issued.