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.
Along with the ropeway, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for nine projects worth Rs 1592.49 crore while he will also inaugurate 20 other projects of Rs 189.41 crore.
As many as 27 out of 54 power stations have developed faults in 33 KVA lines, adding to power cuts.
Yogi Adityanath reached Varanasi on a two-day visit and reviewed the preparations for PM's proposed arrival to Varanasi on March 24.
District magistrate S. Rajalingam said, "We are working with a strategy to end beggary by identifying three categories of beggars active in Kashi.
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