Kshetra and Yogini shrines
Mrigalochana Devi (Pishachaghanta)
Lalita Ghat precinct
History & traditions
The survey gives Pishachaghanta as the local identification for this Yogini. Ask in the upper Lalita Ghat lanes for the shrine.
Mrigalochana is the final name in the Kashi Khanda’s Yogini list. The name evokes deer-like eyes. The field survey gives the local identification as Pishachaghanta at Lalita Ghat, which is the name to use when asking in the lanes.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Mrigalochana Devi (Pishachaghanta), 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