Dev Deepawali festival 2020 in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on November30, 2020 to take part in the world famous Dev Deepawali festival.

  • This was the first time that a Prime Minister took part in the spectacular Dev Deepawali festival.
  • The Dev Diwali-often referred to as the “Diwali of Gods”, is marked on Kartik Purnima. It is celebrated in Varanasi.
  • The Full Moon Day, also known as the Purnima Tithi in the Hindu month of Kartik, is known as Kartik Purnima.
  • Kartik Purnima is also known as Tripuri Purnima and Tripurari Purnima.

(Source: AIR)

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