Keshava and Vishnu
Nara Narayana (Badri Narayan)
Matha Ghat · A 1/72
History & traditions
The survey identifies the Badri Narayan shrine here with Nara Narayana. Use Matha Ghat as the landmark and ask for the upper entrance.
The Kashi Khanda treats this as a tirtha and a form of Vishnu. Nara and Narayana are remembered as a pair of ascetics, which helps explain the Badri Narayan name used in the survey. The guide’s address is the Kashi shrine by Matha Ghat.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Vishnu in the form listed as Nara Narayana (Badri Narayan)
- 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
Read Vishnu’s account to Agnibindu for the traditional tirtha associated with this form. The guide’s field and temple references describe the present-day approach.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide