Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
ग्रीवासूत्रकसिन्दूरैः पुष्पैर्धूपैस्तथार्चयेत् । तत्र सिद्धवटः पूज्यः शाखां चास्य विनिक्षिपेत्
grīvāsūtrakasindūraiḥ puṣpairdhūpaistathārcayet | tatra siddhavaṭaḥ pūjyaḥ śākhāṃ cāsya vinikṣipet
ग्रीवासूत्र (ताईत/माळ), कुंकू, पुष्प व धूप यांनी तेथेच तिचे अर्चन करावे. तेथे सिद्धवटाचीही पूजा करावी आणि त्याची एक शाखा अर्पण/स्थापित करावी।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddhavaṭa (at Prabhāsa)
Type: kund
Scene: Devotees adorn a goddess-image with sindūra and neck-threads, offer flowers and incense; beside it stands the grand Siddhavaṭa banyan, worshipped with lamps; a small branch is placed as a ritual token at its base.
FAQs
Sacred geography includes both deity and landscape—worship extends to the holy tree that participates in the tīrtha’s sanctity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically a locale featuring the sacred Siddhavaṭa.
Offer neck-threads, sindūra, flowers, and incense; also worship Siddhavaṭa and place a branch as a ritual token.