Navagauri
Shringar Gauri
Gyanvapi precinct, near Kashi Vishwanath
History & traditions
The Navagauri form associated with adornment. Ask the temple help desk about current darshan arrangements and use only designated entrances.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Shringar 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.