1. FEBRUARY - DHRUPAD MELA
Dhrupad Mela is a 5 days North Indian classical music extravaganza. Legendary artists perform throughout the night, enlivening the Tulsi Ghat with sounds of an assortment of Indian musical instruments; it culminates when the sun comes up on Ganga.
2.( FEBRUARY - MARCH )MAHASHIVARATRI
The city of Lord Shiva celebrates Mahashivaratri festival with great fervour. On this occasion, all Shiva temples of Varanasi are ornamentally embellished. The enactment of Lord Shiva's marriage sees the baraar or " marriage procession " being taken out from the Mahamrityunjaya Temple, Daranagar and concluding at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
3. (MARCH )- HOLI
The festival of colours in Benaras is celebrated with a great spiritual and traditional fervour. The idols of Lord Shiva and Parvati are taken out in procession from Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the devotees flock on the roadside throw gulal ( dry coloured powder ) on them.
4. (MARCH - APRIL) HANUMAN JAYANTI
Devotees celebrate and rejoice at Sankat Mochan Temple on the occasion of Lord Hanuman's birth. The janmotsav or " birthday' is celebrated
5. (JUNE) GANGA DUSSEHRA
Ganga Dussehra, the biggest festival dedicated to goddess Ganga, is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the city. Numerous devotees take a holy dip in the Ganga and make offerings to the goddess.
6.( OCTOBER - NOVEMBER ) - GANGA MAHOTSAV
The festival is organised by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to celebrate Dev Deepavali and also provide a platform to display the cultural legacy of the city. Reputed artistes are invited from across the country to perform and participate in the official celebrations of the 3 day festival on Ravidas Ghat.
7. (NOVEMBER) DEV DEEPAVALI
The ghats of Varanasi brighten up with several glittering diyas ,"earthen lamps" , during the Dev Deepavali. Devotees pay homage to River Ganga during the full moon in the month of Kartik called Kartik Purnima.
8. (OCTOBER) NAKKATAYYA LEELA
An incident from the great epic, Ramayana, Nakkatayya is reenacted in the Nakkatayya Leela at Chetganj. Although it is more popular among the people of Varanasi and the neighbouring towns, it is also recommended to those exploring the heritage of India.
9. ( NOVEMBER - DECEMBER ) NAG NATHAIYA
Nag Nathaiya Festival is a unique and popular festival celebrated on the Tulsi Ghat. It marks the famous episode of Kaliya Mardan from Krishna Leela, where Lord Krishna leapt into the water and killed the poisonous Kaliya Cobra (nag) to serve the people of Vrindavan. A huge celebration takes place where the same episode is enacted and applauded by large number devotees.
Dhrupad Mela is a 5 days North Indian classical music extravaganza. Legendary artists perform throughout the night, enlivening the Tulsi Ghat with sounds of an assortment of Indian musical instruments; it culminates when the sun comes up on Ganga.
2.( FEBRUARY - MARCH )MAHASHIVARATRI
The city of Lord Shiva celebrates Mahashivaratri festival with great fervour. On this occasion, all Shiva temples of Varanasi are ornamentally embellished. The enactment of Lord Shiva's marriage sees the baraar or " marriage procession " being taken out from the Mahamrityunjaya Temple, Daranagar and concluding at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
3. (MARCH )- HOLI
The festival of colours in Benaras is celebrated with a great spiritual and traditional fervour. The idols of Lord Shiva and Parvati are taken out in procession from Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the devotees flock on the roadside throw gulal ( dry coloured powder ) on them.
4. (MARCH - APRIL) HANUMAN JAYANTI
Devotees celebrate and rejoice at Sankat Mochan Temple on the occasion of Lord Hanuman's birth. The janmotsav or " birthday' is celebrated
5. (JUNE) GANGA DUSSEHRA
Ganga Dussehra, the biggest festival dedicated to goddess Ganga, is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the city. Numerous devotees take a holy dip in the Ganga and make offerings to the goddess.
6.( OCTOBER - NOVEMBER ) - GANGA MAHOTSAV
The festival is organised by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to celebrate Dev Deepavali and also provide a platform to display the cultural legacy of the city. Reputed artistes are invited from across the country to perform and participate in the official celebrations of the 3 day festival on Ravidas Ghat.
7. (NOVEMBER) DEV DEEPAVALI
The ghats of Varanasi brighten up with several glittering diyas ,"earthen lamps" , during the Dev Deepavali. Devotees pay homage to River Ganga during the full moon in the month of Kartik called Kartik Purnima.
8. (OCTOBER) NAKKATAYYA LEELA
An incident from the great epic, Ramayana, Nakkatayya is reenacted in the Nakkatayya Leela at Chetganj. Although it is more popular among the people of Varanasi and the neighbouring towns, it is also recommended to those exploring the heritage of India.
9. ( NOVEMBER - DECEMBER ) NAG NATHAIYA
Nag Nathaiya Festival is a unique and popular festival celebrated on the Tulsi Ghat. It marks the famous episode of Kaliya Mardan from Krishna Leela, where Lord Krishna leapt into the water and killed the poisonous Kaliya Cobra (nag) to serve the people of Vrindavan. A huge celebration takes place where the same episode is enacted and applauded by large number devotees.
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