Kshetra and Yogini shrines
Kubja Devi
Prapitamaheshwar, near Kashmirimal Haveli · CK 7/92
History & traditions
The survey places this Kshetra Devi in the Prapitamaheshwar precinct. Confirm the image and access using the temple and haveli landmarks.
Kubja appears in the Kashi Khanda’s Yogini list. Singh also includes the name in the inventory of goddesses tied to the local sacred area. Use Prapitamaheshwar and Kashmiri Mal ki Haveli together as landmarks when asking for the particular image.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Kubja Devi, a form of the Goddess in Kashi’s Shakti tradition
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Kshetra and Yogini shrines
Kshetra means a sacred area. The Kashi Khanda describes its protection through groups of Shaktis distributed across the city. Singh’s inventory records local identifications using landmarks such as wells, host temples and walls. The survey address helps distinguish the particular image from the main deity of the precinct.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
Read the chapter’s account of why the Yoginis stayed in Kashi and how this name fits the wider list. The place reference supplies the local identification.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide