देव दीपावली (वाराणसी)

Kartika Purnima at Varanasi — when all gods descend to bathe in the Ganga on the full moon of Kartika. One million diyas (lamps) are lit on all 84 ghats of Varanasi simultaneously at sunset. The entire Ganga riverfront becomes a river of light. One of India's most visually spectacular Hindu festivals. Draws 1 million pilgrims. Also marks Tripurari Purnima (Shiva's victory over Tripurasura).

1. RecurrenceLunar — Kartika · shukla pakṣa · tithi 15 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Dev Deepawali — Festival of the Gods (Varanasi)textual
4. Name (hin/Deva)देव दीपावली (वाराणसी)textual
5. Name (tam/Taml)தேவ் தீபாவளிtextual
6. Name (tel/Telu)దేవ్ దీపావళిtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ದೇವ ದೀಪಾವಳಿtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)ദേവ് ദീപാവലിtextual
9. Observed at71 templescommunity attested

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• Temple baf8385bDev Deepawali celebration at this Kashi temple
• And 59 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnDev Deepawali — Festival of the Gods (Varanasi)Kartika Purnima at Varanasi — when all gods descend to bathe in the Ganga on the full moon of Kartika. One million diyas (lamps) are lit on all 84 ghats of Varanasi simultaneously at sunset. The entire Ganga riverfront becomes a river of light. One of India's most visually spectacular Hindu festivals. Draws 1 million pilgrims. Also marks Tripurari Purnima (Shiva's victory over Tripurasura).
• hin / Devaदेव दीपावली (वाराणसी)कार्तिक पूर्णिमा को वाराणसी के गंगा घाटों पर देवताओं की दीपावली — लाखों दीपों से प्रज्वलित गंगा घाट।
• tam / Tamlதேவ் தீபாவளி
• tel / Teluదేవ్ దీపావళి
• kan / Kndaದೇವ ದೀಪಾವಳಿ
• mal / Mlymദേവ് ദീപാവലി

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URN · dev-deepawali-varanasi