Mahavidya and Shakti
Tripura Sundari (Shodashi)
Pitamaheshwar, Siddheshwari area · CK 60/92
History & traditions
The Kashi survey records this Mahavidya under Tripura Sundari, Shodashi, and Trilokyasundari in the Pitamaheshwar–Siddheshwari area. Local descriptions of Trilokyasundari give an alternate house reference near Kashmiri Mal ki Haveli. Both descriptions point toward the Pitamaheshwar area, so use the goddess’s alternate names and confirm the actual image locally.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Tripura Sundari, also called Shodashi
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Mahavidya and Shakti
Mahavidya refers to a tradition of forms of the Goddess understood as manifestations of divine knowledge. The survey places some of Kashi’s images in small rooms, mathas, or host temples. It records several forms with closely related names around Lalita Ghat and Pitamaheshwar. Use the individual names and addresses to tell those stops apart.