Chappan Vinayak · Ring 3

Trimukha Vinayak

Sigra Tila, Tripurantakeshvara, D 59/ 95

History & traditions

Trimukha is a threefold-faced or three-mouthed epithet. The survey connects the form with overcoming fear and places it in the Tripurantakeshwar precinct. Ask for both the Shiva linga and the Ganesh stop at Sigra Tila.

Deity & sacred image

Deity or sacred figure
Ganesha in the form listed as Trimukha Vinayak
Idol or shrine image
The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.

PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT

The Chappan Vinayak yatra

In the Kashi Khanda, seven rings of eight Ganesh forms guard sacred Kashi around Dhundhiraj. The traditional ring order organises the pilgrimage. For travel planning, use each recorded landmark because some stops are in villages and others sit within a single set of old-city lanes.

SKANDA PURANA

In the Kashi Khanda

The Dhundhi chapter groups the fifty-six forms in seven sets of eight. This stop belongs to ring 3 in the guide’s survey-based directory. Read the chapter for the names and sacred order, and use the modern landmark for the approach.

Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide

Sources