"The Benares Gazetteer notes: ‘The city experienced one of those convulsions which had frequently occurred in the past owing to the religious antagonism of the Hindu and the Musalman sections of the population. The chief source of friction was the mosque built by Aurangzeb on the site of the old temple of Bisheshwar, the most sacred spot in the whole city.’"
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H.R. Nevill, Benares: A Gazetteer, Volume XXVI (Allahabad: Government Press, 1909), p. 207 in Vikram Sampath - Waiting for Shiva_ Unearthing the Truth of Kashi's Gyan Vapi-BluOne Ink (2024)
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