The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.47

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Kapâla-Mochana-Tirtha.—1. In Bârâṇasî or Benares (Śiva P., I, ch. 49). 2. In Mâyâpura (Padma P., Uttara, ch. 51). 3. In Tâmralipta or Tamluk. 4. On the river Sabarmati in Gujarât (Padma P., Uttara, ch. 53). 5. On the river Sarasvatî called also Auśanasa Tirtha in Kurukshetra (Mbh., Śalya, ch. 40). General Cunningham places the holy tank of Kapâla-Mochana on the east bank of the Sarasvatî river, ten miles to the south-east of Sadhora (Arch. S. Rep., vol. XIV, pp. 75, 77).