Kshetra and Yogini shrines
Trijata Devi (Shosanadristi)
Hanuman Temple, Rajmandir · K 20/159
History & traditions
The survey identifies this Yogini with Trijata in the Rajmandir temple precinct. Ask for the goddess image inside the Hanuman temple.
The Kashi Khanda lists Shosanadristi among the Yoginis. The field survey identifies this form locally as Trijata at the Hanuman temple in Rajmandir. Ask for Trijata first, and use the Sanskrit name if checking the pilgrimage list with your guide.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Trijata Devi (Shosanadristi), 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
Kshetra and Yogini shrines
Kshetra means a sacred area. The Kashi Khanda describes its protection through groups of Shaktis distributed across the city. Singh’s inventory records local identifications using landmarks such as wells, host temples and walls. The survey address helps distinguish the particular image from the main deity of the precinct.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
Read the chapter’s account of why the Yoginis stayed in Kashi and how this name fits the wider list. The place reference supplies the local identification.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide