Navagauri
Saubhagya Gauri
Adi Vishweshwar precinct · CK 38/8
History & traditions
This form is invoked for good fortune. The traditional location is a veranda at the Adi Vishweshwar or Satyanarayan precinct near the corridor. Confirm the entrance locally.
Saubhagya means good fortune. The Kashi Khanda gives this goddess a central position among the protectors of sacred Kashi, and the survey also includes her among the Gauris. Its more precise landmark is the eastern veranda of the Adi Vishwanath precinct.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Saubhagya Gauri, 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
Navagauri
Kashi’s Navagauri tradition brings together nine forms of Gauri. The city’s heritage survey often identifies a Gauri by her host shrine or the lane above a ghat. For example, Lalita Gauri belongs to the Lalita Ghat precinct, while Bhavani Gauri is associated with Annapurna in Vishwanath Gali. Follow the name of the form when several Devi images share a precinct.