Kashi Khanda
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Kashi Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on the sacred city of Varanasi (Kashi), detailing its religious significance, legends, and pilgrimage practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kashi Khanda (of Skanda Purana) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
section of Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
moksha
ⓘ
tirtha-yatra ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kashi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of sacred tirthas in Kashi
ⓘ
descriptions of temples in Kashi ⓘ glorification of Ganga at Kashi ⓘ myths about origin of Kashi ⓘ rules for vrata and observances in Kashi ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatusOfKashi | eternal city ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Varanasi pilgrimage customs
ⓘ
local temple traditions in Kashi ⓘ |
| describes |
legends of Kashi
ⓘ
pilgrimage practices in Kashi ⓘ religious significance of Kashi ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic text ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsRiver | Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
Kashi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ sacred city of Varanasi ⓘ |
| purpose |
to extol the sanctity of Kashi
ⓘ
to guide pilgrims in Kashi ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| relatedGenre | tirtha-mahatmya literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalAuthorityFor |
Kashi pilgrimage routes
ⓘ
ritual practices in Varanasi ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Mahatmya text ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Hindu theology
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ |
| teaches |
merit of bathing in Kashi
ⓘ
merit of dying in Kashi ⓘ merit of performing shraddha in Kashi ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval Hindu literature (traditional dating varies) ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Hindu pilgrims to Kashi
ⓘ
Shaivites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Kashi Khanda (of Skanda Purana)