Dev Deepawali: Binding India’s spirituality and divinity
Being presented as the “Festival of Lights for the Gods”, Dev Deepawali is one of the most special events that Varanasi celebrates.
Being presented as the “Festival of Lights for the Gods”, Dev Deepawali is one of the most special events that Varanasi celebrates.
Dev Deepawali has been celebrated on the full moon night of Kartik month. This is considered to be a major festival where the ghats of Varanasi are lit up with thousands of diyas or oil lamps. The festival happens fifteen days after Diwali, honouring the victory of Lord Shiva over the demon Tripurasura.
To make this year’s Dev Diwali extraordinary, a spectacular fireworks display is planned at Kashi Vishwanath Dham near Ganga Dwar, alongside a laser show at Chetsingh Ghat.
After Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath declared Dev Deepawali festival as a provincial fair in Uttar Pradesh, which will be held at Varanasi city. It is observed in Ayodhya each year with lakhs of clay lamps.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that while the nation is witnessing new employment opportunities in infrastructure, health, education, and other schemes related to the lives of common citizens are also emerging in a new form.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated R J Sankara Eye Hospital in his parliamentary constituency and claimed that the hospital would wipe out the darkness and lead many people towards light. He also took a walkthrough of the exhibition organised for the occasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Sunday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of 23 projects worth more than Rs 6,611 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Sunday to give Diwali gifts. Kashi is ready to give a grand welcome to its MP.
Preparations have intensified in Kashi in view of the brief visit of local MP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
During his visit to Varanasi on October 20, he will inaugurate Phases 2 and 3 of the National Center of Excellence Stadium at the redeveloped Dr Sampurnanand Stadium in Sigra, following the completion of Phase 1 in 2023, officials here on Wednesday said.
