Keshava and Vishnu
Tribhuvana Keshava
Bandi Devi precinct, Dashashwamedh · D 17/100
History & traditions
The Kashi Khanda connects this Keshava form with the Bandi Devi precinct. Local accounts give different names for the image at the site.
Tribhuvana refers to the three worlds. The Kashi Khanda describes this form south of Trilokasundari. The modern directory’s approach is through the Bandi Devi precinct, where the Vishnu image is a smaller stop.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Vishnu as Tribhuvana Keshava in the pilgrimage directory
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Keshava and Vishnu
Keshava is a name of Vishnu. In the Kashi Khanda, Vishnu speaks to Agnibindu about forms associated with individual tirthas, beginning with Adi Keshava. Some modern survey entries identify a smaller image in a temple with a different main deity. Ask for the listed image as well as the host temple.
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