Today is Dev Diwali. Its celebrated at my parent's place. We used to light lamps in the evening. Lunch was at the temple where chappan bhog (56 types of different food items)was offered to the God and later distributed as lunch to devotees.The lunch was always yummy I miss it. Dev Diwali falls on the karthik poornima.The festivities can be witnessed in Varanasi, Gujarat and other northern states of India. In the Maharashtra, Dev Diwali is observed on the first day of the month of ‘Margashirsh’. Dev Diwali is commemorated to honour the victory of Lord Shiva over the demon named ‘Tripurasur’. For this reason, this festival is also known as ‘Tripurotsav’. It is believed that the; God and; Goddess; descend to the earth to take bath in the holy river; Ganga.;; The festival of Dev Diwali .The devotees get up early on the day of Dev Diwali and perform the ‘Kartik snan’, that is a ritual of taking a dip in the holy Ganga.; They perform ‘deepdan’ (offering oil lamps) in the honour of Goddess Ganga. Following this ‘Ganga aarti’ is performed by 24 Brahmin Priests along with 24 girls, with full devotion.In Varanasi, ‘Akhand Ramayana’ is organized along with offering bhog.In the evening, on the streets of Varanasi, huge processions of beautifully decorated deities are taken out. The tradition of lighting lamps on the ghats of Varanasi; was initiated tat Panchganga; Ghat in 1985. The festival of Dev; Diwali; Nanak; Jayanti.
;;;;;;; Today we are going to; light lamps in the evening and offer bhog to the; God.; Dev; Diwali is not celebrated at my hubby's home; but I do celebrate it. I want Aanya to know about our rich culture and festivals.Pic courtesy; Alamy stock #mommyhoodrocks #