Saraswati

The ASI's prompt compliance order the next day, which followed the Bhojshala judgement of May 15, 2026, is a potent example of the victory of evidence over expediency. It reiterates that protected monuments are living treasures of India's civilizational continuity rather than blank slates for political compromise.

The Saraswati pratimas, which originally stood inside the shrine complex during the reign of King Bhoj in the 11th century, have been on display in the British Museum

The High Court declared the disputed area a Bhojshala with Saraswati Temple, quashed the restrictive portions of the 2003 ASI order, and mandated the creation of a trust for temple administration and Sanskrit education

What emerged from the excavation conducted between April 2024 and May 2025 has drawn the attention of historians and archaeologists, who link the discovered paleochannel to the Saraswati River.

Some social media users have shared a video of the incident with claims that it may be a resurfacing of the Saraswati River after some media reports including ETV Bharat reported that Dr Narayan Das Inkhiya, a groundwater scientist who visited the site, said that “this incident can be a sign of the ancient flow of the Saraswati river.”

The incident took place after members of a particular community allegedly threw stones and damaged the idol of Goddess Saraswati which was being taken for immersion. 

Local administration has warned against spreading fake news on social media. The idol that the viral video claimed had 'appeared' has been shifted to an unknown location.

Farzana married Virendra Kashyap in a temple in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh and took the name Saraswati.

Alauddin Khilji massacred 1200 Hindu students and teachers at Bhojshala for refusing to convert to Islam, and demolished the temple complex.

Saraswati Idol vandalised at a govt primary school in Chikkodi taluk of Belgaum district, in Karnataka