Other Devi shrines
Narasimhi Devi
Sureka building, Manikarnika Gali · CK 33/43
History & traditions
This Matrika takes a lion-associated form. Ask for the Saptavarana Vinayak precinct and confirm access to the goddess image within it.
Narasimhi is the mother goddess associated with Vishnu’s lion-man form. The Kashi Matrika inventory records her inside the Saptavarana Vinayak precinct. Ask for the Devi rather than the Ganesh at the entrance when confirming access.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Narasimhi 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.