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Updated: June 10, 2025
The Brahmins, however, did not give up their cause, but declared that they had seen the spirit of their god leave the idol before the cannon was fired, and plunge into the spring near at hand. From this time the spring was considered sacred. The Mankarnika is a deep basin, paved with stone, about sixty feet long, and of equal breadth; broad steps lead from the four sides into the water.
Near the temple are the most holy places in the town, namely the so-called "holy well" and the Mankarnika, a large basin of water. The following anecdote is told of the former: When the English had conquered Benares, they planted a cannon before the entrance of the temple to destroy the image of the god Mahadeo.
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