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Ganga Aarti at Banaras

One of the Attractions of Banaras
by
Prem Lokesh
IDC, IIT Bombay
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  • Crowd gathers for the aarti.

  • Pundits take their position to perform aarti.

  • A small diya is waved in clockwise direction chanting mantra.

  • All the pundits perfoms together.

  • Incense sticks (Agarbattis) are waved with continuously ringing bells. (ghanti).

  • Blowing conch.

  • The holy smoke purifies the air.

  • Main lamp, which consists of 21 wicks, is used for aarti.

  • Pundit raises the lamp to the heavens.

  • The lamp is circled in clockwise direction.

  • Aarti in progress.

  • A Peepal leaf containing marigold flower and camphor is floated in Ganga.

Crowd gathers for the aarti.

Pundits take their position to perform aarti.

A small diya is waved in clockwise direction chanting mantra.

All the pundits perfoms together.

Incense sticks (Agarbattis) are waved with continuously ringing bells. (ghanti).

Blowing conch.

The holy smoke purifies the air.

Main lamp, which consists of 21 wicks, is used for aarti.

Pundit raises the lamp to the heavens.

The lamp is circled in clockwise direction.

Aarti in progress.

A Peepal leaf containing marigold flower and camphor is floated in Ganga.

Banaras is considered to be the oldest city in the world and people come from different parts of the world to visit this holy land. One of the main attractions of Banaras is the Ganga-aarti. Every evening, pundits pray the holy Ganga and perform aarti. These aartis creates a mesmerizing effect with all the incense smoke, mantras, lamps, diya, chanting, bells, Conch etc.

Crowd gathers for the aarti.

Pundits take their position to perform aarti.

A small diya is waved in clockwise direction chanting mantra.

All the pundits perfoms together.

Incense sticks (Agarbattis) are waved with continuously ringing bells. (ghanti).

Blowing conch.

The holy smoke purifies the air.

Main lamp, which consists of 21 wicks, is used for aarti.

Pundit raises the lamp to the heavens.

The lamp is circled in clockwise direction.

Aarti in progress.

A Peepal leaf containing marigold flower and camphor is floated in Ganga.


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