Varanasi (UP), Nov 5 (PTI) Around 25 lakh diyas were lit across the ghats of Kashi to mark Dev Deepawali here on Wednesday, officials said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in the celebrations by lighting a diya amid chants of “Har Har Mahadev”.

A replica of the Amar Jawan Jyoti was installed at Dashashwamedh Ghat and tributes were paid to soldiers who were part of the Kargil war and Operation Sindoor.

A UP government statement said this year’s festival was dedicated to ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s military response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Show Full Article

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on ‘X’ shared pictures of Dev Deepawali and posted, “Spectacular Dev Deepawali in Kashi!” In another post, the PM wrote in Hindi, “The holy city of Baba Vishwa

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