This is a consecrated temple of Mata Siddheshwari. The temple also contains the Chandra Koop and Chandreshwar Linga.
There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get there
The temple is located North of Scindia Ghat.
Map:
https://goo.gl/maps/WHT2wHEvfwP5DLqa7
Sankatha Temple is located near to the Sindhia Ghat, Varanasi and dedicated to the “Goddess of Remedy,” known as the Devi Sankatha. There is a huge statue of the lion inside the premises. The statues of nine planets are also there in the temple. Sankatha Mata is a four armed idol of the most important deity of the temple. The idol of the Mata is silver plated. The idol of the Sankata Devi is about 4 to 5 feet tall which is considered as the self-manifested. On both side of the Mata, there are idol of the Lord Hanuman and Lord Bhairav. There is a big Shivlingam and a Banyan tree which protects the idols of Lord Ganesh and Lord Hanuman. There are temples of nine planets are also in the temple. It is commonly believed that Pandavas had paid homage to the Sankatha Devi during their exile.
Sankatha Temple is the most powerful and popular temple in the Varanasi city and located high above the Sankata Ghat in the complex lanes of the Varanasi city. Sankata Devi protects Her devotees from all the dangers of life by vanishing the dangers. Her devotees know Her as a Matrika or caring mothers. According to the Puranic stories she is known as the Vikat Matrika means the Fierce Mother.
Read More:
https://www.varanasi.org.in/sankatha-temple-varanasi
