Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali in Kashi

Episodes and lessons

1. Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali in Kashi Episode 1 · 8 min · Read along

   On the full moon of Kartik, the ghats of Kashi are lit with lamps from end to end. What the day remembers, in the Puranas and in the city.

   It begins: "This is the first of five short episodes on Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali in Kashi."

2. The Month of Kartik: Early Baths, Lamps and Tulsi Episode 2 · 8 min · Read along

   How many households keep the month of Kartik, with a bath before sunrise, a lamp at dusk and care for the Tulsi plant, and what the Kartika Mahatmya says about it.

   It begins: "Namaste, and welcome back. In the first episode we spoke of Kartik Purnima and the lamps of Dev Deepawali in Kashi."

3. Tripuri Purnima: Shiva and the Three Cities Episode 3 · 9 min · Read along

   The Shiva Purana's story of Tripura, the three flying cities, and of Shiva as Tripurari, and why Kashi says the gods came down to its ghats to celebrate.

   It begins: "In the first two episodes of this series, we spoke of the lamps of Dev Deepawali in Kashi and of the month of Kartik as households keep it."

4. One Full Moon, Many Observances Episode 4 · 8 min · Read along

   Kartik Purnima beyond Kashi, from the lake at Pushkar to the paper boats of Odisha, and the other communities who keep this full moon in their own ways.

   It begins: "Namaste, and welcome to the fourth episode. So far in this series we have stayed mostly in Kashi, with its lamps, its month of baths and its story of Shiva and the three cities."

5. Being There: Dev Deepawali Evening on the Kashi Ghats Episode 5 · 8 min · Read along

   A calm, practical guide for anyone who wants to be on the ghats of Kashi on the evening of Dev Deepawali, with care for the crowds, the boats, the lamps and the river.

   It begins: "Namaste, and welcome to the last episode of this series. We have spoken of the lamps of Dev Deepawali, of the month of Kartik, of Shiva and the three cities, and of the many ways India keeps this full moon."

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