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Devi TempleDirectly outside the Sankata Devi Temple, adjacent to its walls, Vindhya Devi is worshipped as a closely related but separate goddess form — her name recalling the Vindhyachal range and the wider tradition of Vindhyavasini, 'she who dwells in the Vindhyas.'
Vindhyavasini, the goddess most associated with this name, is principally worshipped at a major temple in Vindhyachal, a town further along the Ganga from Varanasi; a shrine carrying her name here in Kashi, right beside Sankata Devi, extends that wider devotional tradition into the old city's own temple geography.
Being positioned immediately adjacent to, rather than within, the Sankata Devi compound suggests Vindhya Devi functions as a closely linked but independently maintained shrine — common where a smaller goddess temple grows up beside an already-established, more prominent one.
Visitors heading to Sankata Devi, one of the more visited goddess temples in the Chowk area, can take in Vindhya Devi in the same brief stop, making this an easy addition rather than a separate trip.
Immediately outside the Sankata Devi Temple
Vindhyavasini, the goddess of the Vindhya range, chiefly worshipped at Vindhyachal
A visit to the main Sankata Devi temple
The name recalls Vindhyavasini, the goddess principally worshipped at Vindhyachal further along the Ganga; this Varanasi shrine, right beside Sankata Devi, is a separate, local extension of that same devotional tradition.
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