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During a fight between Brahma and Shiva, one of Brahma's five heads was torn off by Shiva. As was the
custom, the victor
carried the slain adversary's head in his hand and let it hang down from his hand as an act of ignominy,
and a sign of
his own bravery. A bridle was also put into the mouth. Shiva thus dishonored Brahma's head, and kept it
with him at all
times. When he came to the city of Varanasi in this state, the hanging head of Brahma dropped from
Shiva's
hand and
disappeared in the ground. Varanasi is therefore considered an extremely holy site.
Swastik Mishra
