Keshava and Vishnu
Ganga Keshava
Lower Lalita Ghat precinct · D 1/67
History & traditions
The survey records this Vishnu image in a lower room near Lalita Devi. Ask at the precinct about access, particularly when the Ganga is high.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Vishnu in the form listed as Ganga Keshava
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Keshava and Vishnu
Keshava is a name of Vishnu. In the Kashi Khanda, Vishnu speaks to Agnibindu about forms associated with individual tirthas, beginning with Adi Keshava. Some modern survey entries identify a smaller image in a temple with a different main deity. Ask for the listed image as well as the host temple.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
The text includes Ganga Keshava Tirtha in a sequence of riverfront sacred places. The field survey identifies the present Vishnu image in the lower Lalita precinct and supplies the practical approach.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide