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The Beginning
A priest is seen blowing a conch at the start of the Ganga Aarti.
Varanasi is the oldest inhabited cities in India and home to more than 85 ghats (Ghats are steps leading into river Ganges)
Dashashwamedh ghat located close to the Vishwanath temple is the main and the most spectacular ghat. As the sun goes down, the priests set up the ghat to perform the incredible Ganga Aarti. A prayer offered to river Ganges and dedicated to God. This magnificent prayer is performed using multi tiered oil lamps, an idol of the goddess ganga, flowers, incense sticks, a conch shell and a brass lamp with snake head. The priests turn in all four directions and perform the prayers which is witnessed by the localities and traveller's.
The Beginning
A priest is seen blowing a conch at the start of the Ganga Aarti.
Varanasi is the oldest inhabited cities in India and home to more than 85 ghats (Ghats are steps leading into river Ganges)
Dashashwamedh ghat located close to the Vishwanath temple is the main and the most spectacular ghat. As the sun goes down, the priests set up the ghat to perform the incredible Ganga Aarti. A prayer offered to river Ganges and dedicated to God. This magnificent prayer is performed using multi tiered oil lamps, an idol of the goddess ganga, flowers, incense sticks, a conch shell and a brass lamp with snake head. The priests turn in all four directions and perform the prayers which is witnessed by the localities and traveller's.