GANGA AARTI

"The Ganga is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her racial memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever-changing, ever-flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga."
- Jawaharlal Nehru

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14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiA devotee prays facing the Ganges at the conclusion of the nightly Ganga Aarti Ceremony — 14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
A devotee prays facing the Ganges at the conclusion of the nightly Ganga Aarti Ceremony

14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiGanga Aarti Ceremony — 14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Ganga Aarti Ceremony

14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiFamily attending Ganga Aarti Ceremony — 14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Family attending Ganga Aarti Ceremony

14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiKali Puja — 14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Kali Puja

14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiKali Puja — 14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Kali Puja

14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiKali Puja. Families purchase and decorate large plaster statues of the god Kali in their homes before parading it to the banks of the Ganges where it tossed from a boat into the river — 14 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Kali Puja. Families purchase and decorate large plaster statues of the god Kali in their homes before parading it to the banks of the Ganges where it tossed from a boat into the river

13 November, 2012 - VaranasiChildren celebrate Diwali with fireworks on the banks of the Ganges — 13 November, 2012 - Varanasi
Children celebrate Diwali with fireworks on the banks of the Ganges

15 November, 2012 - Ganga, Varanasi — 15 November, 2012 - Ganga, Varanasi

15 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, VaranasiOne of the hundreds of pilgrims and locals who bathe and pray in Ganges every morning — 15 November, 2012 - Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
One of the hundreds of pilgrims and locals who bathe and pray in Ganges every morning