Vishwanath

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Vishwanath is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva, worshipped as the lord of the universe and especially venerated in the sacred city of Varanasi.

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Vishvanath 1
Vishwanath canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
form of Shiva
religious figure
associatedWithCity Varanasi
associatedWithConcept city of light (Kashi as city of Shiva)
cosmic lordship
destruction and regeneration of the universe
liberation (moksha)
universal sovereignty
associatedWithDirection center of the sacred geography of Kashi
associatedWithFestival Maha Shivaratri
Shravan month observances
associatedWithPilgrimageCircuit Pancha Kashi Yatra
associatedWithRegion Uttar Pradesh
associatedWithRiver Ganges
associatedWithScripture Kashi Khanda
surface form: Kashi Khanda (of Skanda Purana)

Puranas
associatedWithTemple Kashi Vishwanath Temple
associatedWithTitle Kashi Vishwanath Temple
surface form: Kashi Vishwanath (Lord of Kashi)
considered one of the most sacred forms of Shiva
presiding deity of Varanasi
especiallyVeneratedIn Varanasi
hasAlternativeName Mahadeva
surface form: Vishveshvara

Vishweshwar
hasAlternativeSpelling Vishwanath self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vishvanath
hasDevotionalTradition Shaiva bhakti
hasEtymologyLanguage Sanskrit
hasIconographicForm Shiva lingam
hasMajorPilgrimageSite Kashi Vishwanath Temple
surface form: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
hasNameMeaning Lord of the Universe
hasPrimaryAbode Kashi Vishwanath Temple
surface form: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
hasPrimaryAttribute lordship over the entire cosmos
hasPrimaryReligion Hinduism
honorificTitleOf Shiva
locatedSymbolicallyIn city of Kashi
surface form: Kashi (Varanasi)
nameDerivedFrom nātha (lord)
viśva (universe)
regardedAs giver of moksha to devotees in Kashi
reveredAs supreme lord in Kashi
reveredBy pilgrims from all over India
veneratedIn Hinduism
worshipIncludes Abhishekam (ritual bathing)
chanting of Shiva mantras
lingam worship
worshippedAs form of the god Shiva
worshippedBy Hindus in general
Shaivism
surface form: Shaivites

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Vishwanath hasAlternativeSpelling Vishwanath self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vishvanath