Organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the distinguished guests will bear witness to the lighting of earthen lamps on the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima, alongside the mesmerizing Ganga Arti and Dev Deepavali festivities at Kashi.
The riverfront ghats of the Ganges River, from Ravidas Ghat to Rajghat, will be illuminated with over a million earthen lamps (diyas) to honour the river Ganga and its presiding goddess.
The Ganga Vilas luxury cruise, which left Kolkata on December 22, reached Varanasi on Tuesday. The cruise which was scheduled to reach Varanasi on Saturday arrived late due to bad weather.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday boarded Vivekanand Cruise at Ravidas Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride from Lalita Ghat to Ravidas Ghat after inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Monday.