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Offered In Devotion

“Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy.”

(from the "Bhagavad Gita")

 

This picture was shot at Dasaswamedh Ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras) during the celebrations of Dev Diwali on the occasion of Kartik Poornima.

The festival of Lights is a mark of welcome to the Gods as it is believed that they descend on earth on that special day.

In the evening under the full moon reflecting in the holy waters each ghat is performing Ganga Aarti with vedic hymns chanted by priests in order to please and welcome God.

 

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