15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
DEV DEEPAWALI AT VARANASI

The Dev Deepavali is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in Varanasi, UP, India. I took this photograph during Dev Deepavali festival in 2016. The steps and walls of all the ghats of Ganges River are lit and decorated with lights in honour of the Ganges, and its presiding Goddess.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, India
Camera: NIKON D750
Copyright: © PINKI BISWAS SANYAL