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Devi TempleAt Kali Mutt in the Lakshmi Kund area, reached via Luxa, Hayakanti Devi stands near the Mahalakshmi Gauri shrine covered elsewhere on this site, depicted holding a sickle — an image the Kashi Khand (Chapter 70) connects directly to her power of clearing obstacles.
The sickle in Hayakanti Devi's hand is read symbolically as an instrument that clears a path exactly as it clears plants and undergrowth — devotees sincere in their worship are said to find obstacles removed from their life in the same direct, practical way a sickle clears overgrown ground.
A small but specific linguistic note attached to this shrine: the 'Kant' in Hayakanti is traditionally pronounced the same way as in 'Neelkant' (Shiva's blue-throated epithet, covered elsewhere on this site), a detail preserved by local tradition to ensure the name is said correctly in worship and chant.
Sharing this part of Lakshmi Kund with Mahalakshmi Gauri, the closing shrine of the Nau Gauri Yatra, places Hayakanti Devi within easy reach of pilgrims completing that nine-shrine circuit, who can add this obstacle-clearing goddess to the same visit.
Kali Mutt, Lakshmi Kund area, via Luxa
Shown holding a sickle, symbolising the clearing of obstacles
Mahalakshmi Gauri, the closing shrine of the Nau Gauri Yatra
The sickle symbolises her power to clear obstacles from a devotee's path, in the same direct way a sickle clears plants and undergrowth — a central image in the Kashi Khand's description of her.
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