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  Video: Massive traffic jam on Digha AIIMS road in Patna due to Kartik Purnima devotees

  Bihar | November 05, 2025 14:08 IST

  Patna traffic jam: Despite extensive barricading and deployment of police and volunteers managing crowd flow at around 30 ghats in Patna, the overwhelming number of devotees caused severe traffic gridlock on major roads.

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  Kartik Purnima 2025: Why Dev Deepawali is called the Diwali of the Gods

  November 05, 2025 9:21 IST

  On the full moon night of Kartik Purnima, the ghats of India shimmer as heaven meets Earth. Known as Dev Deepawali, this divine Diwali celebrates Lord Shiva’s victory, Lord Kartikeya’s birth, and the gods’ return to joy.

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  Kartik Purnima 2025: Date, tithi, moonrise time and Deep Daan rituals across India

  November 03, 2025 10:56 IST

  Kartik Purnima 2025 falls on November 5, the sacred full moon marking Deep Daan, Dev Diwali, and Guru Nanak Jayanti. From lighting 365 diyas to offering prayers by the Ganga, this day symbolises light, devotion, and renewal across India.

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  World famous 'Sonepur Cattle Fair' begins today

  India | November 05, 2014 13:46 IST

  Patna: The world famous Sonepur Cattle Fair is beginning from today in Bihar.The mela is held every year on ‘Kartik Poornima' (full moon) in the month of November in Sonepur on the confluence of river

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  Lakhs take holy dip on Kartik Poornima

  India | November 17, 2013 9:22 IST

  Allahabad/Varanasi/Haridwar:  Lakhs of devotees today took a holy dip in the river Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Poornima (full moon in the month of Kartik). The devotees paid obeisance to the Sun God early

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  The festival of Kartik Poornima

  India | March 21, 2013 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: The Kartik Poornima festival is considered very auspicious as it is believed that annually on  this day, the gods come down on earth and make their homes in the sacred rivers.  People take