1. Top 5 Festivals in Varanasi

2. Boudh Mahotsav
• This festival celebrates the birth of bird of Lord Buddha with traditional
and is traditionally celebrated in the month of May. A large fair is held at
Sarnath and the relics of the Buddha are taken on a procession around the
city.
• Thousands of earthen lamps or ‘Diyas’ are placed along the Mulgand Kuti
Vihar, and make a lovely sight when darkness falls.

3. Hanuman Jayanti
• This festival celebrates the birth of Hanuman. It takes place during the
March-April full moon.
• This festival is celebrated over five days with many cultural and musical
programs. Devotees flock to Hanuman temples all over Varanasi and apply
Sindhoor on their foreheads from the statues of Hanuman. Sweets are
also offered to Lord Hanuman and distributed among the poor.

4. Ram Leela
Ram Leela is a popular enactment of the mythological epic, Ramayana. Although it is celebrated
almost all over India, in Ram Nagar it is taken to the next level, with individual sets built all over
the city to represent the different scenes of the story. The audience moves along with the actors
to each set, and no modern audio/video enhancements are used in these plays.
During this season, hotels like the Gateway Hotel Ganges Varanasi are very popular among
devotees from afar.

5. • Nag Nathaiya festival is a part of the
Krishna Leela ceremony, a tradition
involving the depiction of a famous
episode in the life of lord Krishna.
Mahashivratri
• Celebrated by all Hindus, on this day
a marriage procession of Lord Krishna
is taken around the city.
Nag Nathaiya

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