The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Indore bench delivered a major verdict in the long-running Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district, holding that the disputed complex is the Bhojshala temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), an ancient Sanskrit learning centre linked to Raja Bhoj of the Parmar dynasty. The court relied on archaeological evidence, ASI survey reports and historical material, quashed parts of an ASI 2003 order, and directed the Centre and ASI to manage preservation going forward.
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