2020 Dev Deepawali Date and Time, 2020 Dev Deepawali Festival Schedule and Calendar
Dev Deepawali is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and takes place fifteen days after Diwali. It is celebrated on the last day of Ganga Mahotsav, which begins on Prabodhini Ekadashi. On this auspicious day, a large number of devotees come together to take a dip in the holy Ganges. They pray to goddess Ganga and offer flowers and light clay lamps or diyas in the evening. On the occasion of the Ganga Mahotsava, reputed artists and performers from all over the country come and perform, making the celebrations more eventful. Dev Diwali of Varanasi is mostly popular because of many religious belief as Varanasi is known as the place for Hinduism and religious practices.
Dev Deepawali 2020 Date :
| Name of festival | Day | Date of festival |
|---|---|---|
| Dev Deepawali | Sunday | 29 November 2020 |
Dev Deepawali's Time :
Purnima Tithi starts : 12:45 - 29 November 2020
Purnima Tithi Ends : 15:00 - 30 November 2020
On this occasion of Dev Diwali, people decorate their houses with oil lamps. The festival is also observed as Tripura Purnima Snan. The main rituals performed by devotees consist of kartik snan and deepdan to Ganga in the evening. The Ganga aarti is also performed in the evening.
