The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday declared the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar a Saraswati temple, calling the dispute a major victory for Hindu petitioners after 700 years of litigation and faith-based claims. The Indore bench quashed an Archaeological Survey of India order that had allowed Muslims to offer prayers every Friday at the site. Petitioners also celebrated outside court, with sweets and replicas of the Vagdevi idol, alleging the original idol is in London’s British Museum.
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