Kashi Vishwanath: the city of light
Why do people say Shiva never leaves Kashi? The Puranas give the city a name that answers the question.
- By
- DharmikStudio Originals
- Language
- English
- Length
- 34 min
- Category
- History, heritage & culture › Temples
- Temple or tirtha
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Episodes and lessons
- The city that is never left 11 min
Why do people say Shiva never leaves Kashi? We open the Skanda Purana and the Shiva Purana, walk the lanes to the temple, and hear the name Avimukta.
- Dashashwamedh: the ghat of ten sacrifices 12 min
We go down to the river at Dashashwamedh Ghat and hear the Kashi Khanda's story of King Divodasa, and of Brahma, who came to Kashi and performed ten horse sacrifices here.
- The household of Kashi: Annapurna, Kaal Bhairav and Dhundhiraj Ganesh 11 min
Around Vishwanath lives a whole household. We meet Dhundhiraj Ganesh who came searching, Mother Annapurna who feeds the city, and Kaal Bhairav, the city's guardian.