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Hanuman Jayanti
This festival is celebrated to mark the birth of the monkey
God Hanuman . The five day long festivities are held at the
Sankat Mochan temple. During this festival many plays are
staged based on the Saraswati, Ram , Krishnalila and Hanuman
Charitra.
Mahashivratri
Though Mahashivratri is celebrated throughout India,
Varanasi has some special charm in the celebration the
festival. During the festival a procession is taken out from
the Maha-Mritunjaya temple to Kashi Viswanath Temple.
The Dhrupad Mela
In the month of March a five day long music festival is
organised on the Tulsi Ghats. during the five days renowned
artists from all over the country perform Dhrupad here. This
festival is one of the major tourist attraction of Varanasi.
Panch Koshi
Parikrama
The procession has got
the name because it passes through five places. These five
places are Kardmeshwar, Bhimchandi, Rameshwar, Shivpur and
Kapildhara. The parikrama has special importance in the
ancient parikramas of India. The procession starts and ends
at Manikarnika Ghat. |