PHOTOS: Kartik Purnima Festival Celebrations Across the Country

Hindu devotees gather at a ghat to take a dip at River Saryu on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Ayodhya. (Image: PTI)

Devotees offer 'aarti' at Sangam, the confluence of three rivers (Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati) on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Praygraj. (Image: PTI)

A Hindu devotee offers prayers in the River Ganges during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

Devotees light an earthen lamp as they offer prayers near Krishna river on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Vijayawada. (Image: PTI)

Devotees gather to take a holy dip at the Ganga river on the occasion of 'Kartik Purnima' in Patna. (Image: PTI)

A devotee takes a dip at River Saryu on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Ayodhya. (Image: PTI)

Devotees light an earthen lamps at the Ganga river during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

Women perform the traditional rituals on the bank of River Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in Patna. (Image: PTI)

Devotees gather to take a holy dip and offer prayers at Ganga river during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

Hindu devotees gather at a ghat to take a dip at River Saryu on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Ayodhya. (Image: PTI)

Hindu devotees prepare to ride on a boat in the River Ganges during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

Devotees gather to take a holy dip and offer prayers at the Ganga river during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

Sadhus perform morning rituals on the bank of the River Ganges during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

Hindu devotees gather at a ghat to take a dip at River Saryu on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, in Ayodhya. (Image: PTI)

Devotees gather to take a holy dip and offer prayers at the Ganga river during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: AP)

A Hindu devotee puts vermillion powder on the forehead of another at the Ganga river during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: PTI)

Hindu devotees gather to take a holy dip and offer prayers at the Ganga river during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. (Image: PTI)