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Tradition says
Tradition holds the tank was dug by Vishnu with his chakra to receive Shiva and Parvati on their arrival in Kashi. A further account ties the name to an earring (manikarnika) of Shiva or Parvati fallen into the water.
Historians say
A sacred tank at Manikarnika Ghat, treated as among the oldest and most revered waters in the city and inseparable from the cremation ground beside it.