November 2025 — Week 3

Dev Deepavali Turns Varanasi's Ghats into a Study in Banarasi Silk, Light and Ceremony

On Dev Deepavali, Varanasi's riverfront became a living tableau of textile heritage, where Banarasi silk drapes, jewel-toned brocades and the golden shimmer of pure ghee lamps transformed the ghats into a spectacle of fashion and ritual. The evening offered a rare convergence of devotional pageantry, craft economy and luxury dressing, reaffirming the city's place at the heart of India's sartorial imagination.