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Varanasi, the abode of Lord Shiva, has also embraced other sects, including Vaishnavism. If Shiva is Nataraja or Natesha, Krishna is known as Natavara dancing with 'gopis'. There are traditions which reveal that Kashi was once a Vaishnava stronghold. In the Medieval period, many Vaishnava saints from different quarters thronged to Varanasi to preach and popularize their faith. This book is the proceeding of a two-day National Seminar held on 1st and 2nd August 2001 at Jnana-Pravaha. It projects the Vaishnava contribution to Varanasi in literature, sculptural and other artistic renderings, visual and performing arts, temples, festivals and ceremonies.