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Tradition says
Associated with the naga Karkotak. Nag Panchami observance at the site connects to the older stratum of serpent worship in Kashi that predates the Shaiva ascendancy.
Historians say
An ancient well-tank associated with serpent worship, one of the city's surviving naga sites.