Pray Under The Stars In Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

While most of India lights up during Diwali, Varanasi waits with bated breath for Dev Diwali, a festival celebrated on the full moon night that follows the Festival of Lights. It celebrates the victory of Lord Shiva over the demon Tripurasur. This is when the spiritual town witnesses a very special Ganga arti, an event of epic proportion that sees attendance of the who’s-who of India. The steps along the ghats are dotted with millions of earthen lamps, and every house is lit up. There can be nothing more serene than sitting on the steps of the ghats, and humming to the evening arti under the night sky filled with stars.