India, May 15 -- The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday declared the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar as a temple dedicated to Hindu Goddess Saraswati, setting aside a 2003 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) order that had permitted Muslims to offer namaz at the site.

The judgment was delivered by a division bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi.

The bench observed that historical records, archaeological evidence, and literary sources collectively establish the site's religious character as a Saraswati temple associated with Raja Bhoj. The court noted that Raja Bhoj is credited with developing Dhar as a prominent centre of Sanskrit learning.

"We have noted that continuity of Hindu wo...