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Saiva ascetic named Prasantasiva erected a temple of siva and attached Ganapati and Sarasvati at the gate. In an Inscription at Patan' (on the pedestal of an Image) calls it the image of Sarada and gives V.S. 1440 (1383 A.D.) as the year of its installations by Sri Siddha Suri. Another inscription found at Landun, states that one Asadevi, bows to Sarasvati im(1219 1162 A.D.). 1162 A.D.). Besides this, there are other inscriptional references, which speaks about the installation of Sarasvati.
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Thus a survey of some Indian inscriptions give us an idea that the antiquity of worship of Sarasvati goes back atleast to 2nd century A.D. and continued upto 15th-16th century A.D.
