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.
The G20 Development Ministerial meeting is an opportunity to collectively agree on actions for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fostering synergies between the development
The G20 Development Ministers' Meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency is scheduled to be held between June 11-13 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
With this, the semi-high-speed trains will be operational in 28 states. However, due to lack of electrification of railway routes in the seven states of the North East, there is a delay in the introduction of the trains.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi and other family members, performed the 'Pind Daan' rituals of their late mother Heeraben and father Damodar Das Modi at the Dashashwamedh Ghat.
The meeting of agricultural chief scientists will be held next week from 17 to 19 April with the theme of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems for Healthy People and Planet.
