Dev Deepawaliदेव दीपावली
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The night the gods are said to descend to bathe in the Ganga. More than a million earthen lamps line every step of every ghat, and the river carries thousands more. The Ganga Mahotsav concludes the same evening.
How to reach
All the ghats, Assi to Rajghat
Reaching Varanasi
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Babatpur) is 25 km north-west of the city, with direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad; a prepaid taxi to the ghats takes about an hour.
Varanasi Junction (Cantt) is the main station; Banaras (Manduadih) and Kashi stations also serve the city. The Vande Bharat from Delhi takes about 8 hours; Cantt to Godowlia is 20–30 minutes by auto.
Sources: Wikipedia — Dev Deepavali (Varanasi) · Uttar Pradesh Tourism · Drik Panchang: Varanasi day panchang, 24 Nov 2026 · Government of Uttar Pradesh (Sachivalaya Prashasan Anubhag-3) — Public and restricted holidays list 2026
