Festivals · Uttar Pradesh
Dev Deepawali 2026
देव दीपावली
On Kartik Purnima, 24 November 2026, Varanasi lights lamps along all 84 ghats for Dev Deepawali.
Tentative date
- Dates
- Tue 24 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Tentative date, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- The ghats of Varanasi, with the main celebrations at Dashashwamedh Ghat
- City
- Varanasi
- District
- The Ghats
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Held every year on Kartik Purnima, fifteen days after Diwali
- Checked
- Wed 28 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Dev Deepawali falls on Kartik Purnima, which in 2026 is Tuesday 24 November, also the gazetted Guru Nanak Jayanti holiday; the Incredible India portal lists 24 November 2026 for the festival. Hindi press coverage of the Ganga Seva Nidhi's month-long Akash Deep programme at Dashashwamedh Ghat confirms its climax at the Dev Deepawali Mahotsav on Kartik Purnima, 24 November 2026. For the 2025 edition the Uttar Pradesh government lit around 25 lakh lamps across the 84 ghats. The date is fixed by the lunar calendar and stated here on that basis, graded expected.
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Official source: https://www.hindisaamana.com/lighting-of-akashdeep-sky-lamps-in-memory-of-valiant-warriors-has-commenced/. Dates checked Wed 28 Oct 2026.