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            Dev Deepawali Blue Hour shot from Varanasi Ghat...

The Dev Deepavali "the Diwali of the Gods" or "festival of lights of the Gods", the festival of Kartik Poornima is celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and is 15 days after Diwali. The steps of all the ghats on the riverfront of the Ganges River, from Ravidas Ghat at the southern end to Rajghat, are lit with more than a million earthen lamps (diyas) in honour of Ganga, the Ganges and its presiding goddess. The gods are believed to descend on earth to bathe in the Ganges on this day. The festival is also observed as Tripura Purnima Snan. The tradition of lighting the lamps on the Dev Deepawali festival day was first started at the Panchganga Ghat, about 25 years ago.
 
During Dev Deepawali, houses are decorated with oil lamps and coloured designs on the front door and firecrackers are burnt at night. On this occasion, processions of decorated deities are taken out in the streets of Varanasi and oil lamps are set afloat on the river. (wiki)

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Taken in: India / Uttar Pradesh / Varanasi / Godoliya (show map)

Taken on: November 6, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, 14mm, ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	2000
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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