Manikarnika Tirtha

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Manikarnika Tirtha. Mythologically eulogized as the first water pool, the excellent resort of Vishnu, who says a man who takes his holy bath there does not enter the dense entangled cycle of worldly existence› (Kashi Khanda, 61.83). it is also narrated that at this spot Vishnu had performed a great penance extending to many thousands of years and finally lord Shiva appeared before him. Manikarnika Devi who has four arms and large eyes. At the interior step in the pool lies her stone image. Every year the pool is filled with silt during flood, which is cleared by late January with an aim to celebrate the great festival of Shiva’s marriage, Maha Shivaratri at this spot. in the nearby house (Brahmnal, CK 33 / 66) there is also a metallic statue of Manikarnika Devi to whom the Kashi Khanda (61.91) mentions that šHer lustre is like that of pure crystal. Her glossy hairs are dark blue in colour. Her beautiful lips have surpassed corals and rubies.