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Goddess Vagdevi, Ambika, Saraswati: Where's the idol at nub of the 'Bhojshala is a temple' verdict by Madhya Pradesh HC?
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala complex in Dhar a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi, also known as Saraswati. An idol, claimed to be of Goddess Saraswati, was recovered in excavation and is currently in the British Museum in London. The museum describes the sculpture as a Jain idol of Ambikā, a Jaina yakṣiṇī. Different people have identified the idol as Raja Bhoja's Sarasvatī, Goddess Saraswati, and Ambika, leading to a century-long dispute over its identity.