Ekadash Rudra
Pritikeshwar
Sakshi Vinayak area
History & traditions
A small Rudra stop associated with devotion. Confirm its exact doorway separately from Manah-Prakameshwar.
The field survey places Pritikeshwar at D 10/8 behind Sakshi Vinayak. Use Sakshi as the starting landmark, then ask for the linga by name. The other Rudra on this stretch, Manah-Prakameshwar, is recorded at D 10/50.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Shiva in the form listed as Pritikeshwar
- Idol or shrine image
- The survey records a Shiva linga at this stop. Ask locally about the current shrine and darshan.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
The Ekadash Rudra yatra
The Ekadash Rudra yatra honours Shiva at eleven lingas. The Kashi Khanda records the pilgrimage, and Singh’s field survey matches the traditional names to neighbourhood shrines and house codes. A local name may be easier to recognise on the ground than the one used in the Sanskrit list.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
The eleven-shrine yatra opens with rites at Agnidhra’s tank and then names the lingas in order. The place notes explain how a traditional Sanskrit name is matched to a modern shrine in the field survey.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide