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Somnauth
Now officially called Varanasi, an ancient city on the Ganges River that remains the holiest city in Hinduism. After its theft from Somnauth, the Moonstone was taken to Varanasi from the 11th to 18th centuries, where another temple was constructed to house it.
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Benares Term Timeline in The Moonstone
The timeline below shows where the term Benares appears in The Moonstone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue: The Storming of Seringapatam: Chapter 2
...and took everything but this statue, which three Brahmins preserved in a new shrine in Benares. That night, the lord Vishnu visited these Brahmins in a dream and told them to...
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