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IMAGE: Devotees lit 21,000 lamps at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, November 27, 2023, as they prayed for the 41 Indians trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi on Dev Deepawali. All Photographs: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Devotees light diyas to mark Dev Deepawali in Varanasi.
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IMAGE: Varanasi illuminated with innumerable lamps for Dev Deepawali.
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IMAGE: An aerial view of illuminated Varanasi, here and below.
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IMAGE: Ganga Aarti in Varanasi om Dev Deepawali.
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IMAGE: Fireworks over illuminated Varanasi.
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IMAGE: Sand artist creates a sand art on 'Dev Diwali' at Sangam in Prayagraj.
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IMAGE: Devotees light diyas and draw rangoli on the banks of river Ganga in Prayagraj.
WATCH: Varanasi lights up to celebrate Dev Deepavali
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com