PIX: 8L earthen lamps illuminate banks of Ganga in Varanasi on Dev Deepawali

Lakhs of earthen lamps lit up the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi on Monday as people celebrated Dev Deepawali to mark Kartik Purnima. IMAGE: Priests perform Ganga aarti at Sheetla Ghat on the......

How Dev Deepawali was Celebrated

  Please click on the images for glimpses of how Dev Deepawali, also known as the festival of Kartik Poornima, was celebrated across India. IMAGE: Devotees light diyas at the Sangam, the......

Kashi Dazzles With Over 2,600,000 Diyas

Once a quiet riverside ritual, Dev Deepawali has evolved into UP's largest soft-power spectacle -- merging faith, art, enterprise into a global cultural brand that reflects state's growing......

21,000 Diyas Lit For 41 Tunnel Workers

IMAGE: Devotees lit 21,000 lamps at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, November 27, 2023, as they prayed for the 41 Indians trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi on Dev Deepawali. All Photographs:......