Ayodhya (Deepotsav)
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Shape: 1N/2D core or 2N/3D adding a calmer darshan day
Price: From ₹17,000 pp Premium + festival supplement (hotel surge up to 3.5x)
Darshan note: Ram Janmabhoomi slots around Deepotsav vanish fastest of the year
Deepotsav is Ayodhya's Diwali eve made civic and vast: Ram ki Paidi becomes a river of lamps, the laser and drone tellings of the Ramayana run over the Saryu, and the city closes roads by police order and sells out to its last bed. Experience My India's Deepotsav package is the 1-to-2-night shape positioned for the lighting itself: from ₹17,000 per person Premium (2-day base) plus the festival hotel supplement, quoted openly against a surge that runs up to 3.5x, with allotments that must be secured by August. That sentence is the whole market reality; everything else is logistics we are good at.
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Ayodhya (Deepotsav)
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Ayodhya (Deepotsav)
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Ayodhya (Deepotsav)
1N/2D core (the eve and the morning after) or 2N/3D adding a calmer darshan day
Festival-evening road closures change by police order; the plan runs on e-carts, positioning and patience, and we brief the walking distances in metres beforehand
Ram Janmabhoomi slots around Deepotsav vanish fastest of the year; the aarti-pass batches likewise. Book the darshan intent with the room intent, together, early
Afternoon positioning before the closures harden; your viewing position at the Paidi stated on the quote. The lighting as dusk falls, ghat by ghat until the count is read out; the aarti; the tellings over the water. Then the part our packages exist for: getting out of a lakhs-strong crowd calmly, e-carts staged where cars cannot come, the route walked by your guide that same morning.
Ram ki Paidi at dawn among cooling diyas, and darshan if your slot fell right, in a city exhaling.
Base 2-day package inclusions apply, plus festival logistics
Blunt guidance for elders: We will build this trip for grandparents if asked, and we will first say what twenty of these nights have taught: the main evening is dense, slow-moving and long on the feet even with every arrangement made. The honest elder version is the 2N shape watching the lighting from a reserved position with early exit.
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Deepotsav is Ayodhya at Diwali; Dev Deepawali is Varanasi a fortnight later on Kartik Purnima. Ambitious calendars do both with a Kashi week between; the engine prices the bridge.
The mass lighting runs on registered volunteers coordinated by the administration and university; where public registration windows exist for your year, the event guide carries them, honestly marked as not ours to guarantee.
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Processing Time: Approved refunds will be processed within 7 to 10 working days via the original payment method. Force Majeure: If a tour is cancelled by Ayodhya Varanasi Guide due to unforeseen circumstances (extreme weather, government restrictions, or vehicle breakdown), a 100% refund or an alternative date will be offered. Unused Services: No refunds will be provided for any part of the sightseeing missed by the guest due to late arrival or personal choice during the tour.
We understand that travel plans can change. Our cancellation slabs are as follows: 48 Hours or More before the tour: Full Refund of the advance amount (minus a small 5% processing fee/bank charges). 24 to 48 Hours before the tour: 50% of the advance amount will be refunded. Less than 24 Hours or No Show: No refund will be provided as the vehicle and driver are already blocked for your service. Peak Dates: For bookings during major festivals like Holi, Janmashtami, or Radha Ashtami, all advance payments are Non-Refundable due to extreme demand.
To provide competitive local pricing while maintaining high service standards, we follow a split-payment structure: Advance Deposit: A 50% advance payment of the total package cost is required to process the booking. Balance Amount: The remaining balance must be paid to the coordinator or driver upon arrival or at the start of the tour. Mode of Payment: We accept UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), Bank Transfers, and Cash. Exclusions: Please note that E-Rickshaw charges (for narrow lanes near Banke Bihari Temple), Guide fees, and Temple donations are typically not included in the package and should be paid directly in cash.
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