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  1. ↑ A verse in the Tristhahsetu goes, "Although at limes there may be no lingam there [at Visvesvara] due to mlechhas or other evil kings, still the rites appropriate to that place such as circumambulation and salutation do take place". Richard G. Salomon notes this to prove that the desecrated condition of the lingam did prevail in his life-time.
    Additionally, Bhattadinakara, a roughly contemporaneous commentary by his grandson attributed the construction of the temple to Narayana Bhatta.
  2. ↑ Maasir-i-Alamgiri —a hagiographic account of Aurangzeb, penned after his death, by Saqi Mustaid Khan— records the destruction of the temple:[10]
    It was reported that, according to the Emperor’s [Aurangzeb] command, his officers had demolished the temple of Viswanath at Kashi.
    Among Khan's sources were the state archives; however, he did not provide citations. Khafi Khan, another contemporary biographer of Aurangzeb had noted a lack of written sources for post-1667 events and hence, a need to depend on memory.[11]
  3. ↑ ตำนานกล่าวว่าพระศิวะทรงขุดด้วยตนเองเพื่อให้ลึงค์เย็นลง[3]