Ekadash Rudra
Tripurantakeshwar
Tripurantak Tila · Sigra
History & traditions
Associated with Shiva’s defeat of Tripura. Trimukha Vinayak is also listed at this site.
Tripurantaka means the one who brings Tripura to an end. The story describes Shiva overcoming three fortified cities. The field survey puts this Rudra and Trimukha Vinayak together at D 59/95 in Sigra Tila.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Shiva in the form listed as Tripurantakeshwar
- Idol or shrine image
- The survey records a Shiva linga at this stop. Ask locally about the current shrine and darshan.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
The Ekadash Rudra yatra
The Ekadash Rudra yatra honours Shiva at eleven lingas. The Kashi Khanda records the pilgrimage, and Singh’s field survey matches the traditional names to neighbourhood shrines and house codes. A local name may be easier to recognise on the ground than the one used in the Sanskrit list.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
The eleven-shrine yatra opens with rites at Agnidhra’s tank and then names the lingas in order. The place notes explain how a traditional Sanskrit name is matched to a modern shrine in the field survey.
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