Kapilahrda

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There is a customary to have evening bath at Kapiladhara (Kashi Rahasya 10.54-56). After purificatory ritual by bath, ancestral worship ritual to be performed and offerings to be made using sacred items like kush grass (Demostachya bipinnata), raw rice, black sesame, honey, milk and sweets. The Kashi Khanda (62. 53-54) mentions that Shiva himself said, if in this tirtha filled with the milk of Kapila (and other cows) devotees offer rice balls with great faith as ancestral offerings, their ancestors will be pleased at my behest.