{"id":20421,"date":"2015-12-20T17:58:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T16:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/no-problem-mam.com\/?p=20421"},"modified":"2016-08-17T07:51:40","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T05:51:40","slug":"dev-diwali-benares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magikindia.com\/en\/dev-diwali-benares\/","title":{"rendered":"Dev Diwali, Festival of Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #187fba;\">VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>NOVEMBER<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #187fba;\"><b>1 DAY<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0|<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Magical and unforgettable, Dev Diwali \u201cthe Diwali of the gods\u201d, is celebrated in Varanasi, India\u2019s spiritual capital. It falls on the day of the full moon, 15 days after Diwali.\u00a0For this festival thousands of diyas or oil lamps deck the ghats of the\u00a0city of Shiva\u00a0in honour of Ganga, goddess of the river. Legend has it that on this day the gods come down to earth to bathe in the Ganges.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The day of Dev Diwali begins early in the morning with a sacred dip (Kartik Snan) in the holy waters of the Ganges. In the evening, a Maha Aarati is held at the Dasaswamedh Ghat; this is becoming the day\u2019s main attraction.<\/p>\n<p>This festival draws thousands of worshippers and tourists. 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