Mirzapur · Uttar Pradesh
Sri Maa Vindhyavasini Devi Temple — Vindhyachal Dham, Mirzapur
Vindhyavasini / Vindhyeshwari — dweller on the Vindhyas; Yogamaya; Vasudeva-sahodari (Krishna's sister)
अन्य नाम: Vindhyeshwari · Yogamaya · Mahamaya · Ekanamsha · Narayani · Vasudeva-sahodari (Krishna's sister) · Kajri Devi · Vindhyachal Devi
इस मन्दिर की विशेषता
Sri Maa Vindhyavasini — Adi Shakti / Mahadevi; black-stone face with gold eyes, draped in red sari; worshipped both as Yogamaya (Vaishnava view) and as Mahalakshmi within the Maha-Trikona Yantra (Shakta view) — venerated by both traditions
Black-stone face form; gold eyes; red sari; sanctum offers darshan of the Devi's face; Mahishasura-Mardini form
सम्प्रदाय: Shakta — Sri Vidya tantric tradition (both Vama-marga and Dakshina-marga sanctioned — extremely rare in India); also venerated in the Vaishnava tradition as Yogamaya (Krishna's sister)
Chapters 81-93 (Durga Saptashati); closing chapter contains the Devi's own prophecy — 'In a future yuga I shall be born in the house of Nanda-gopa and slay the reborn Shumbha-Nishumbha, dwelling on the Vindhya mountain' — the scriptural source of the name 'Vindhyavasini'
Canto 10, Chapter 4, verses 9-14 — Yogamaya (Yashoda's daughter) slipped from Kamsa's hands, appeared as Devi in the sky, warned Kamsa, and then withdrew to the Vindhya mountain — becoming Vindhyavasini
Vindhyachal enumerated among the foremost Shakta tirthas of Bharatavarsha
Corroborates the Krishna-Yogamaya sibling narrative and the Devi's Vindhya residence
Maharshi Agastya propitiated Vindhyavasini before his southern journey
The kshetra's dedicated mahatmya text — describes the Devi as the living Maha-Trikona Yantra (Mahalakshmi + Mahakali + Mahasaraswati); records the Taraka, Lakshmi, and Narayana kundas
05:00 से 22:30 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम Sanctum closed during aarti slots (12:00-13:30 Rajashree Aarti; 19:15-20:15 Chhoti Aarti; 21:30-22:30 Badi Shayan Aarti)
First aarti of the day; sanctum closed
1 hour earlier during Navaratri
Sanctum closed
Principal evening aarti; sanctum closed
Closing aarti of the day; sanctum closed; thereafter is the Devi's rest period (no puja permitted until the next morning's Mangala)
फोटोग्राफी: Photography and mobile videography prohibited in the sanctum
After completion of the Vindhya Corridor, general darshan time is reduced to ~20 minutes.
Official sugam-darshan service operated by the Vindhya Tirth Parishad.
Official services of the temple trust.
Official live-darshan broadcast service of the temple trust.
Special abhishek at the Shiva tirthas of Vindhyachal (including the Rameshwar Temple). 2026 — Sunday 15 February.
Nine-day Shakta celebration; gathering of tantric sadhakas; Ghatasthapana muhurat 06:52 IST on 19 March 2026. 2026 — Thursday 19 March to Friday 27 March.
Centre of the famous Mirzapur-Banaras Kajari Teej tradition; folk Kajli singing competitions in Bhadrapada. 2026 — Monday 31 August.
Vindhyavasini Yogamaya = Yashoda's daughter = Krishna's sister; special janma-utsav at the temple and on the Ganga ghats. Observed in early September 2026.
Vindhyachal's supreme annual festival; during Navaratri the Mangala Aarti is at 03:00-04:00; the peak of tantric sadhana on Maha Ashtami and Kaalratri (at Kali Khoh). 2026 Ghatasthapana — Sunday 11 October (muhurat 06:19-10:12); Vijayadashami — Tuesday 20 October.
Ganga snan (Pakka Ghat) → Vindhyavasini (Mahalakshmi) → Kali Khoh (Mahakali) → Ashtabhuja (Mahasaraswati) → closing at Vindhyavasini; total ~8 km; pad-parikrama 3-4 hours; vehicle/ropeway 1-2 hours.
Vindhyavasini = Durga in the Mahishasura-Mardini form; slayer of Shumbha-Nishumbha + Chanda-Munda + Mahishasura
स्रोत: Devi Mahatmya (Markandeya Purana chapters 81-93)
The Maha-Trikona Yantra seat; tantric core at Kali Khoh; one of India's very rare tirthas where both Vama-marga and Dakshina-marga are sanctioned — for complete siddhi-sadhana
स्रोत: Vindhyachala Mahatmya + tantric scriptures
Per the Bhagavata 10.4 narrative, Vindhyavasini = Krishna's sister Yogamaya; a special tirtha for Krishna-bhaktas as well
स्रोत: Shrimad Bhagavata Purana 10.4.9-14
Vindhyavasini + Kali Khoh + Ashtabhuja — India's unique 3-temple Devi-yantra parikrama; most fruitful during Navaratri or on Krishna-Ashtami nights
स्रोत: Vindhyachala Mahatmya
The classical Devi-tirtha triangle of the eastern Ganga plain — Sangam snan (Prayag) → Devi-darshan (Vindhyachal) → Vishvanath (Kashi)
स्रोत: Sthala tradition
Kajli vrat on Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya; Vindhyachal is the centre of the Kajli mela
स्रोत: North-Indian Kajli vrat tradition
Mahakali cave shrine; Devi's rest-place after slaying Raktabija; the Bhairava shrine behind is the tantric core of Vindhyachal; south-angle of the Maha-Trikona Yantra
Eight-armed Devi on a hilltop; 160 stone steps (or ropeway); traditionally identified with Krishna's sister who fled to the Vindhyas after escaping Kamsa; west-angle of the Maha-Trikona Yantra
Per the Ramayana tradition, a sacred pool created by Lakshmana's arrow to provide water for Sita on the return from Lanka
Sri Rama performed his father Dasharatha's shraddh here; daily evening Ganga aarti; pind-daan site
Shivalinga established by Sri Rama (at the time of the shraddh-sankalpa)
Principal Ganga-snan ghat for pilgrims; pre-darshan bathing site; daily aarti
One of the 10 Mahavidyas; part of the broader Mahavidya-temple ring of Vindhyachal
Ancient stepwell of Naga-dynasty antiquity
Central shrine — Pakka Ghat Ganga snan → Vindhyavasini (Mahalakshmi) → Kali Khoh (Mahakali) → Ashtabhuja (Mahasaraswati) → closing at Vindhyavasini; total ~8 km; pad-parikrama 3-4 hours, vehicle/ropeway 1-2 hours
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Per the Vindhyachala Mahatmya, walking the three angles physically traverses the points of the Devi's living Sri-Trikona Yantra
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Kali Khoh cave (Mahakali) + Bhairava shrine immediately behind — recognised by the Tantric community across India as a leading Siddha-sthana for Mahavidya sadhana (particularly Kali and Tara)
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The classical Devi-tirtha triangle of the eastern Ganga plain — Sangam snan (Prayag) → Devi-darshan (Vindhyachal) → Vishvanath + Vishalakshi (Kashi); especially during Kumbh and Magh Mela windows
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Sita Kund → Sita Rasoi → Rama Gaya Ghat → Rameshwar Temple — Ramayana-era vanavasa sites
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