A unique coffee-table book equipped with visuals narrating the story of the revered KashiVishwanath temple and Shiva and Parvati’s favourite city—one which they blessed and vowedto protect as their own and the only city they call their home.Many experienced photographers have visually documented Varanasi in the past. Interestingly,none of their publications had images of the city’s most revered attraction, the Kashi VishwanathTemple. The simple reason is that photography inside most of the prominent Hindu temples inIndia is prohibited. Kashi: The Abode of Shiva breaks the pattern. Through intensive fieldwork andexhaustive research, the author, in a first-of-a-kind endeavour, brings to the fore an unprecedentedvisual journey of one of the most important Hindu shrines—the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Inaddition to documenting the temple’s ritualistic and festive activities, the book fosters a distinctiveblend of stories that intertwine mythology with history, all centred on the city’s presiding deity.This contributes significantly to the vibrant celebration of the spirit of Kashi, enriching its ritualand sacredandscape.