Varanasi is also known as Kashi. It is one of the most sacred cities in Hinduism. It is believed that this temple was built in the 1700s by Peshwa Baji Rao. The temple houses a golden idol of Maa Annapurna. The darshan of the golden idol of Maa Annapurna is open only once a year during the Annakoot Mahotsav. However, for the darshan of the second idol of Maa Annapurna, the temple is open daily for devotees.

According to the beliefs associated with the temple, there is a popular legend that once an epidemic struck Kashi, causing devastation from all sides. People started dying of hunger. Lord Shiva focused on resolving this problem and realised that Maa Annapurna could save Kashi from this disaster. So Lord Bholenath himself went to Maa Annapurna to seek alms. Mata, pleased, declared that from then on, no person in Kashi would die of hunger. Whoever comes to Kashi will not remain hungry due to Maa's grace. On the same day, during the Annakut festival, the devotees are blessed with the darshan of the treasure. On the day of Annakut, devotees are distributed treasures. Treasures, coins, bundles of grains, and rice are given here. It is believed that those who keep this treasure in their safe will never face financial scarcity.

This temple is several years old. Inside the temple, there is a golden idol of the Mata. She is seated on a lotus. Nearby, there is a silver idol of Lord Bholenath. In Lord Shiva's bag, Maa Annapurna is depicted giving food. On the right side of the Maa, there is a golden idol of Goddess Lakshmi, and on the left side, Maa Bhudevi is established. These idols are about five and a half feet tall. The pinnacle of the throne is also about five and a half feet tall.

Rice, coins, and a bundle of grains are offered to the Maa as prasad, which is then distributed to the devotees.