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Varanasi — host of Dev Deepawali

त्योहार · UTTAR PRADESH

Dev Deepawali.

Nov full moon (15 days after Diwali) · Varanasi

A million diyas light up all 84 ghats along the Ganga. Priests perform grand aarti. The entire riverfront becomes a cascade of fire.

क्यों मायने रखता हैThe festival of lights FOR the gods — Varanasi's most photogenic night.

इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? November में Varanasi

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November is Varanasi's crown jewel month. Dev Deepawali — the festival of a million diyas on the ghats, held on the full moon after Diwali — is the single most spectacular visual event in the city's annual calendar. Temperatures settle at 26°C days and 12°C nights, the air is clear, and the Ganges has receded to reveal the full architectural grandeur of every ghat. This is the month postcards are made from.

Varanasi की November गाइड देखें →

कैसे पहुँचें

ऊँचाई
80 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Lal Bahadur Shastri (Varanasi)
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Varanasi Junction

Varanasi में अभी

Varanasi में कहाँ रुकें

  • Ganpati Guest House

    ₹800-2500/night
    guesthouse · Meer Ghat

    The rooftop restaurant view is the most photographed in Varanasi. Right on the ghat — step out and you're in the action. Rooms vary wildly — always ask for the ghat-facing one. Been hosting travelers for decades.

  • Hotel Heritage Inn

    Rs 1500-3500/night
    guesthouse · Near Dashashwamedh Ghat

    Centrally located within 5-min drive of Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Dashashwamedh Ghat. Rooftop terrace with Ganga views, friendly staff

  • Shree Ganga Kashi Homestay

    Rs 800-2000/night
    homestay · Ghats area, Varanasi

    In the ghats area with swift access to Kashi Vishwanath Temple (0.7 km). Authentic Varanasi homestay experience with home-cooked meals

Varanasi की सभी ठहरने की जगहें →

कहाँ खाएँ

  • Blue Lassi Shop

    लीजेंडरी
    Kachori Gali · ₹

    सिग्नेचरsaffron cashew lassi

    Sit on the wooden bench outside and watch the funeral processions pass towards Manikarnika — the proximity is unsettling but the shop has run alongside it for a century. Cash only.

  • Pahalwan Lassi

    लीजेंडरी
    Lanka · ₹

    सिग्नेचरrabri-malai lassi

    At least 3-4 lookalike 'pehelwan' shops sit beside each other on Lanka Road — extended family, all from the same stock. Locals point to the Malviya Chauraha original; ask for the 'asli' if you're unsure.

  • Keshav Tambul Bhandar

    लीजेंडरी
    Lanka · ₹

    सिग्नेचरBanarasi gulkand meetha paan

    Ask for meetha (sweet) if you don't chew tobacco — the saada and benarasi versions contain stronger fillings. They allow watching the assembly process if you ask politely.

  • Kashi Chat Bhandar

    लीजेंडरी
    Godowlia · ₹

    सिग्नेचरtamatar chaat

    Order tamatar chaat first; the choora matar (poha-style flat rice with green peas) sells out by mid-evening. Standing room only — eat fast and step out.

Varanasi की सभी खाने की जगहें →

Varanasi में और क्या देखें

  • Dashashwamedh Ghat

    Main ghat where the spectacular Ganga Aarti happens every evening at sunset.

    ghat
    1-2 hours

  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple

    One of 12 Jyotirlingas — the most sacred Shiva temple in India.

    temple
    1-2 hours

  • Sarnath

    Where Buddha gave his first sermon. Dhamek Stupa and archaeological museum.

    monument
    2-3 hours

  • Blue Lassi Shop

    Legendary tiny shop serving thick fruit lassi since 1925.

    cafe
    30 min

  • BHU & New Vishwanath Temple

    Banaras Hindu University campus with the modern Vishwanath Temple — largest temple complex in North India.

    temple
    1-2 hours

Varanasi के और त्योहार

November में और कहीं के त्योहार

November के सब त्योहार देखें →

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