Madhava
Shwet Madhava (Sveta Madhava)
Hanuman Temple, Mir Ghat · D 3/79
History & traditions
This form’s name means white Madhava. The survey locates the image in a Hanuman temple in the Mir Ghat lanes.
The Kashi Khanda places this Madhava near Vishalakshi and uses imagery of the White Island, Shvetadvipa. The modern survey points to a Hanuman temple. Ask for Madhava inside the temple at the listed Mir Ghat address.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Vishnu in the form listed as Shwet Madhava (Sveta Madhava)
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Madhava
Madhava is a name of Vishnu. In the Kashi Khanda, Bindu Madhava describes to Agnibindu forms of Vishnu associated with particular tirthas, or sacred sites. Their names may preserve a connection to a ghat, well or old bathing place, while the present worship site can be inside a different host shrine.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
Read Vishnu’s account to Agnibindu for the traditional tirtha associated with this form. The guide’s field and temple references describe the present-day approach.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide