Other Devi shrines
Vishvabhuja Devi
Dharmakupa, near Vishalakshi · D 2/15
History & traditions
This Kshetra Devi is documented near the sacred well in the Mir Ghat lanes. Use Dharmakupa or Vishalakshi as the landmark and ask for Vishvabhuja within the precinct.
The survey identifies this form as Vishva in the protective goddess group and as Vishvabhuja in the wider Gauri inventory. Dharmakupa is the sacred well that gives the stop its useful local landmark near Vishalakshi.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Vishvabhuja Devi, 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
Other Devi shrines
Kashi’s goddess shrines include neighbourhood guardians, forms of Chandi, and Matrikas or mother goddesses. The Kashi Khanda describes Durga protecting the city with a wider group of Shaktis. This makes the named precinct important when different forms are worshipped in adjoining lanes or within the same temple.