Ganga Aarti
Varanasi · The Evening Fire Ceremony
Ganga AartiThe Ganga Aarti is Varanasi's evening fire-and-lamp ceremony, held nightly at Dashashwamedh Ghat, where priests perform a synchronized ritual with large brass lamps to the sound of chanting and bells, watched by a dense crowd on the steps and from boats on the river.
It's one of India's most atmospheric religious ceremonies, and viewing it from a boat on the water — slightly back from the crowd — is usually the more comfortable and visually striking vantage point.
Performed year-round, every evening at sunset; arrive at least 30–45 minutes early for a good boat position.
At Dashashwamedh Ghat, central to Varanasi's old city.
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