The photographic strategy in Gods I’ve Seen: Travels Among Hindus centers on capturing the myriad forms of Hindu deities as manifested in ritual, performance, and daily life. Abbas explores the diversity and vitality of Hindu worship through vibrant and often intense images that reveal the symbiotic relationship between the sacred and the secular, emphasizing the visual and devotional aspects of Hindu culture.

The photographs traverse various regions and festivals, documenting moments where the divine is visibly present among individuals and communities. The mood created is one of reverence and observation, with an immediacy that invites viewers to engage directly with the layered meanings embedded in the religious practices depicted. The volume contains 224 pages of these immersive visual narratives.