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The respondents claimed that Kashi has faced a number of attacks and the temple of Adi Visheshwar was attacked, looted, and demolished right from 1193 till 1669.

"Adi Visheshwar Jyotirling' at Kashi is Swyambhu Deity and it is the most ancient out of 12 Jyotirlings established in different parts of 'Tapo Bhoomi' Bharatvarsh. The Jyotirlings have great position under Hindu mythology and its importance have been described in Vedas, Purans, Upnishads and Shastras followed by devotees and worshippers of Santan Vedic Hindu Dharma," it claimed.