Worship and offering of food are highly praised in Hinduism, and therefore, the goddess Annapurna is regarded as a popular deity.

She is a manifestation of the goddess Parvati, the paredra of Shiva,[2] and is eulogized in the Annada Mangal, a narrative poem in Bengali by Bharatchandra Ray.

Since Akshaya Tritiya is considered to be the birthdate of Annapurna, the day is believed to be very auspicious for buying gold jewellery.

[4] The Western world names her the "Hindu God of Cooking," considering her association with food items.

[6] The Kumara Sambhavam by Kalidasa makes vivid mention about Varanasi and the deity Annapurna.

The Skanda Purana, written during the 7th century, states the sage Vyasa was led to Varanasi by a curse, and Annapurna came as a homemaker and offered him food.

[9] The mention of Annapurna is also found in Kumara Sambhava, a Telugu literature, by Nannechola, a Shaiva poet of the 12th century.

Finally, Shiva and his followers realised that there was only one kitchen on earth, in the city of Varanasi (Kashi), where food was still available.

She was seated on a throne, serving and distributed food to the starving gods and hungry inhabitants of the earth.

The Annapurna Stotra composed by Adi Shankara extols her attributes and is chanted by devotees.