Overview Of Varanasi Ganga Aarti in Morning And Evening
Varanasi is traditionally known as Banaras and is a popular holy city in the country. This city is not only the oldest city in India, but also happens to be the oldest colonial city in the world. As such, this city is often referred to as the Temple City or the City of Learning.
Varanasi is a sacred place and is visited by a large number of tourists every year. This place offers tourists a lot of things to fascinate them. From beautiful and charming temples to heavenly Ganga Shanahan (which is believed to wipe out believers' sins), the city has a lot to offer its guests.
Varanasi is an ancient city that still uses the same traditional culture to this day. This city truly shows the rich culture of India. People in many religions (Hinduism, Jainism) believe in the rituals and customs of this holy city. Buddhism itself was established here. Varanasi has also trained several artists, musicians and writers.
Where is the Ganga Aarti ceremony happens in Varanasi?
The ceremony performs on the banks of the River Ganges. The ceremony does at DasawamedhGhat, which is located near Kashi Vishwanath Temple. This ceremony is very different from other ceremonies held at Haridwar and Rishikesh.
Some prefer to stay at roof-top restaurants to watch the ceremony without the hustle of the crowd. Ganga Sewa Nidhi Office, who organizes the ceremony of Ganga Arti also offers to view the tremendous sight from its roof. Get a luxury train tour to Varanasi to experience ganga arti and ride a boat at ganga.
How to Attend the Varanasi Ganga Aarti
It's a good idea to reach the ghats before 5 pm. An excellent way to witness the whole ritual is to be in a boat. You must book a boat ride in advance. Apart from this, many shops and homeowners rent their balconies to tourists to watch them.
You can also ask the inhabitants. In this way, you can see peacefully all of the Aarti. You will have a glimpse of the local culture while interacting with the locals. If you want to know a maha aarti, then you will have to go to Varanasi at the end of each year near Kartik Purnima.
Best time to visit
Though the Ganga Aarti happens whole the year, the ceremony is conducted grandly on Kartik Purnima, which held from October to November.
How to reach
No transportation facilities are available to reach the Ghat. It has to be reached by walk. You can hire bus services till Varanasi Main Bus Stand if you are staying far away. The Ghat is about 5 km away from the bus stand. You can hire an auto to Godaulia from the bus stand. Beyond Godaulia, there is no transportation facility. The Ghat is just 800 m away from here. Everyone has to walk from here to the Ghat. From delhi many train are going to Varanasi. If you want to experience some special treatment than book maharaja express train ticket form orientrailrailjourneys “a collection of luxury train tour”.
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