Dev Deepawali

THE DIWALI OF THE GODS

DEV DEEPAWALI

When Gods are believed to descend on Earth

Dev Deepavali ("the Diwali of the Gods") is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is celebrated in  November - December fifteen days after Diwali. People decorate the steps of the ghats starting from Ravidas Ghat at the southern end to Rajghat, with more than a million diyas in honor of River Ganga. The gods are believed to descend to Earth to bathe in the Ganges on this day.

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