Overview
- Uttar Pradesh Tourism and the Varanasi Mahotsav Committee have begun distributing diyas, oil and wicks from Raj Ghat for the mass lighting.
- Organisers have divided the ghats and the opposite bank into 20 sectors, assigning nodal officers to oversee coordination and crowd management.
- The 25-minute ‘Kashi Katha’ projection mapping will include an eight-minute laser sequence and will be presented free at 8:15 pm, 9:00 pm and 9:35 pm.
- A 10-minute green fireworks display is scheduled for 8:00 pm at the Ganga Dwar near Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
- Security plans include citywide CCTV coverage, drone surveillance and monitoring from the Kashi Integrated Control and Command Centre.