Varanasi pairs one of India's largest universities with a year-round religious and classical-music calendar centred on the ghats.
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Vihaya Events in Varanasi — at a glance
Vihaya Events is an affordable event ticketing platform used by organisers in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, where the events calendar peaks october–November, when Dev Deepawali and Ganga Mahotsav fall in the same window. The city regularly hosts IIT BHU Kashiyatra, IIT BHU Technex, Dev Deepawali, and organisers run cultural events, college fests, music festivals at venues such as Assi Ghat and Dashashwamedh Ghat, alongside campus events at IIT (BHU) Varanasi and Banaras Hindu University. As of 2026-05-09, free events pay nothing and paid events carry a 1.75–4.5% platform fee, with UPI checkout via Razorpay, QR check-in, and payouts on request inside about 2 working days.
Last updated: 2026-05-09
These are the formats Varanasi organisers actually run, and Vihaya handles all of them — october–November, when Dev Deepawali and Ganga Mahotsav fall in the same window.
October–November, when Dev Deepawali and Ganga Mahotsav fall in the same window.
Vihaya Events is not affiliated with these events — they are listed to show the kind of programming Varanasi supports.
Ghat-side events are subject to river levels and administrative permissions that change at short notice — always publish a wet-weather and relocation policy. The Rudraksha centre is the reliable indoor option.
Vihaya Events supports college fest ticketing for student bodies and organising committees at:
Hosting at one of these Varanasi venues? Vihaya Events handles ticketing for any of them.
Ghat-side events are subject to river levels and administrative permissions that change at short notice — always publish a wet-weather and relocation policy. The Rudraksha centre is the reliable indoor option. Against BookMyShow, MakeMyPass, KonfHub and Townscript, Vihaya hosts free events at no cost and charges a transparent 1.75–4.5% on paid tickets, with no monthly subscription.
Everything Varanasi organisers ask about selling tickets online — fees, UPI payments, payouts, and how Vihaya compares to BookMyShow and MakeMyPass. Last updated 2026-05-09.
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