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Devi TempleDown Chitra Ghanta Gulli in Chowk, roughly opposite a UCO Bank branch, Chitra Ghanta Devi — the third of the nine Navadurga forms, worshipped on the third day of Navratri — is shown with a golden complexion, ten arms, a crescent-shaped bell on her forehead, and a lion as her vehicle.
The Kashi Khand prescribes a specific three-part ritual sequence for this stretch of Chowk: bathing in Chitra Koop, worshipping Chitra Gupteshwar (a Shiva form), and then worshipping Chitra Ghanta Devi — said together to clear a devotee's sins, known and unknown, so their name is removed from the books kept by Chitra Gupta, the scribe who records each soul's deeds in Hindu cosmology.
Chitra Gupta's role as cosmic record-keeper is a distinctive thread running through this entire ritual sequence, giving the shrine a particular character focused on accountability and the clearing of one's moral ledger, rather than the more general prosperity or protection themes found at many of Kashi's other goddess shrines.
Described in tradition as warrior-like in bearing yet gentle toward sincere devotees, Chitra Ghanta is said to grant blessings quickly — and her shrine, tucked into a narrow Chowk lane reached on foot from the main market, keeps flexible hours with darshan available through a grill gate outside posted times.
Chitra Ghanta Gulli, Chowk, opposite UCO Bank
Third of the nine forms, worshipped on the third day of Navratri
Bathe at Chitra Koop, worship Chitra Gupteshwar, then Chitra Ghanta Devi
In Hindu cosmology, Chitra Gupta is the scribe who records each soul's deeds; the ritual sequence prescribed for this shrine is said to clear a devotee's record of sin from his books.
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