Varanasi: Lakhs of tourists witnessed the
eternal beauty on Monday night, as the city celebrated Dev
Deepawali festival, the Diwali of Gods, on the auspicious
occasion of Kartik Purnima by illuminating crores of diyas.
Though the festival lacked some attractive features like
decorated pontoon platform in the mid-stream before the
Rajendra Prasad and Dashashwamedh Ghats, it succeeded in
attracting crowds.
The steps of all the ghats, specially Dashashwamedh,
Rajendra Prasad, Panchganga, Sindhia, Prahlad, Raja, Chet
Singh, Assi and Tulsi ghats were illuminated with scores of
diyas (earthen lamps), and the Ganga Arati was also organised.
The jawans of 39 GTC lit Akash Deep (sky lamp) for the
martyrs, which was followed by Ganga poojan and divine Ganga
Aarati.
Over two million people, which included over one lakh
foreigners, started thronging the ghats before the sunset to
see the beauty.
In view of huge gathering at the ghats, adequate security
arrangement were made to maintain peace.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 03, 2009, 22:56