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A licensed Varanasi host, Manish Dwivedi guides with a warm focus on art, culture, history, storytelling and the city's Sufi and Indian Classical Music traditions. Based in Varanasi and also covering Allahabad, Faizabad, Lucknow, Gaya, Patna, Rajgir, Nalanda and Lumbini, he leads travellers through the Ganga Aarti and Dev Deepawali moments with a lively, local pace. Expect him to share the region with care and colour in English, turning Varanasi's spirit into an afternoon you will remember.
Attend Dev Deepawali, a famous Utsav celebrated in the holy city of Varanasi 15 days after the Hindu festival of Diwali. Walk through Old Kashi to wit...