Dev Deepawali

Witness the Ganga Ghats Transform into a River of a Million LampsEvery year, on the full moon of Kartik Purnima, Varanasi becomes the most luminous city on Earth. Fifteen days after Diwali, the city celebrates Dev Deepawali "the Diwali of the Gods" when it's believed the deities descend to bathe in the Ganga alongside mortals. Millions of diyas (oil lamps) are lit along the ghats, turning the riverfront into an unbroken ribbon of fire that stretches for kilometres. It's one of the most photographed, most spiritually charged nights in India and this package puts you not on the crowded ghats, but out on the water itself, where the view (and the experience) is entirely different.What Makes This Package DifferentMost visitors watch Dev Deepawali from the steps shoulder to shoulder with tens of thousands of people, straining for a view over the crowd. This package puts you on a private bajra (traditional wooden boat), floating on the Ganga as the ghats light up around you in 360 degrees. And unlike a standard sightseeing boat ride, you'll have a pandit ji on board with you, guiding you through an authentic Ganga puja, sankalp, diya offering, mantra chanting right there on the water, as the Ganga Aarti unfolds at Dashashwamedh Ghat in front of you.The ExperienceYou'll board your private bajra as dusk settles over the city. As the sky turns amber and then indigo, thousands of diyas begin appearing along the ghat steps, placed by hand, one by one, by volunteers and priests over the preceding hours. Your pandit ji will lead a short Ganga puja on board: an offering to Ganga Maa, a floating diya you release into the current, and mantras chanted as the ceremonial fire lamps (aarti) begin at the main ghat. From your boat, you'll have a clear, unobstructed view of the grand Ganga Aarti performed by dozens of priests in unison, conch shells, temple bells, and Vedic chants carried across the water. As night deepens, the entire riverfront Assi Ghat to Rajghat glows with lamps, fireworks light up the sky over the river, and the reflection of a million flames dances on the water around your boat.Pickup point :- Ravidas Ghat Rd, Dumraon Colony, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005