Other Devi shrines
Manikarnika Devi
Manikarnika Kund precinct
History & traditions
The survey places this goddess beside the sacred pool as a Panchakroshi stop. Confirm current access and observe the privacy of funeral rites on the riverfront.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Manikarnika 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
Other Devi shrines
Kashi’s goddess shrines include neighbourhood guardians, forms of Chandi, and Matrikas or mother goddesses. The Kashi Khanda describes Durga protecting the city with a wider group of Shaktis. This makes the named precinct important when different forms are worshipped in adjoining lanes or within the same temple.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
The Manikarnika account explains the sanctity of the waters associated with the kund. The five-tirtha pilgrimage begins at Chakrapushkarini. These readings describe the sacred pool and its rites, while the field survey locates the goddess image near the kund.
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