Varanasi or Kashi is a Mukti Dham. The seventh of the jyotirlingas Vishvanatha is located in the city of Varanasi or Kashi.

Varanasi or Kashi is a Mukti Dham. The seventh of the jyotirlingas Vishvanatha is located in the city of Varanasi or Kashi. It's said that death at Varanasi brings salvation. Varanasi is also known as the favourite city of the Lord Shiva as it has been mentioned in the Rigveda that this city in older times was known as "Shiv ki Nagri". it's said Shiva resides here. This city is supposed to stand on the Trident of Shiva. ‪The city on the banks of River Ganga comes with hundreds of Ghats to it. There is religion seeped into the very air of this place. It's said that the city remains intact even after Pralaya Kal or the end of the world. Ganga emerges from Gaumukh and flows down towards the plains to finally immerse itself in the waters of Bay of Bengal. Goddess Ganga is worshipped in the temples around the Ghats of Varanasi. She becomes extremely divine in Haridwar. Lord Shiva allowed Ganga to come down to earth from the heavens by taking its waters in his Jatas. He saved Ganga from going down to Patal Loka, the land of Rakshasas. Varanasi is a city of temples and every lane and by-lane has a temple of its own. One can spend a lot of time on the steps of its innumerable ghats.!
Har Har Mahadev Shambhu Kashi Vishwanath Gange!!