Dev Deepawali is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and takes place fifteen days after Diwali. It is celebrated on the last day of Ganga Mahotsav, which begins on Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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On this auspicious day, a large number of devotees come together to take a dip in the holy Ganges. They pray to goddess Ganga and offer flowers and light clay lamps or diyas in the evening. On the occasion of the Ganga Mahotsava, reputed artists and performers from all over the country come and perform, making the celebrations more eventful. Dev Diwali of Varanasi is mostly popular because of many religious belief as Varanasi is known as the place for Hinduism and religious practices.
