Ashta Bhairav
Samhara Bhairav
Gaighat · Patan Darwaza · A 1/82
History & traditions
Samhara is the dissolving or destructive form of Bhairav. The survey places the shrine at Patan Darwaza by Gai Ghat. Some lists give a different ghat, so confirm the local address before travelling.
Samhara means dissolution. Singh records this Ashta Bhairav at house number A 1/82 by Patan Darwaza. Give that landmark when asking near Gai Ghat, since different pilgrimage listings give different approaches.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Samhara Bhairav, a form of Bhairav in Kashi’s Shaiva tradition
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Ashta Bhairav
In the Kashi Khanda’s account of Durga’s victory, eight Bhairavas guard the quarters of Kashi. The field survey links those names to present-day worship sites, some inside goddess or Shiva precincts. Kaal Bhairav is separately honoured as the city’s Kotwal.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
Verses 92–93 name the eight Bhairavas in the account of Durga’s victory. A later pilgrimage passage sets aside Tuesdays for Bhairava worship. The city guide pairs the traditional names with locations recorded in the modern field survey.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide