Ekadash Rudra
Bharbhuteshwar
Raja Darwaza
History & traditions
The temple also houses Gaja Vinayak, so the two circuits overlap here.
The field survey identifies this Rudra at house number 54/44 on Raja Darwaza lane and records Gaja Vinayak at the same stop. Ask for the two images by name. The published tables give different ward prefixes for the house code, so use Raja Darwaza as the primary landmark.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Shiva in the form listed as Bharbhuteshwar
- Idol or shrine image
- The survey records a Shiva linga at this stop. Ask locally about the current shrine and darshan.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
The Ekadash Rudra yatra
The Ekadash Rudra yatra honours Shiva at eleven lingas. The Kashi Khanda records the pilgrimage, and Singh’s field survey matches the traditional names to neighbourhood shrines and house codes. A local name may be easier to recognise on the ground than the one used in the Sanskrit list.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
The eleven-shrine yatra opens with rites at Agnidhra’s tank and then names the lingas in order. The place notes explain how a traditional Sanskrit name is matched to a modern shrine in the field survey.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide