Ganga Poojan in Evening Ganga Aarti

Ganga Aarti is performed daily in the evening by a group of priests at Dashaswamedh Ghat. Through the Aarti, Agni Pooja is performed in which a commitment is made to the Lord Shiva, Mata Ganga, Surya  Agni as well as the whole universe created by the Lord Shiva. Ganga Aarti is the magnificent event during evening in Benaras that one should not miss. It will be a wonderful experience for you for whole life.

This beautiful ritual makes every moment of the evening special and fills with the spiritual thoughts. It is performed by the brass lamps which accompanied with the mantra chant in the presence of the huge crowd. All the priests who have to perform the Aarti, wear same cloth, the dhoti and kurta which is tightly bind with a long towel. First they make preparation of the Ganga Aarti by making collection of the five elevated planks, a multi tiered oil lamp, an idol of the Goddess Ganga, flowers, incense sticks, a conch shell, a big and heavy brass lamp having a snake hood at the edge of the river Ganga.

The whole event takes around 45 minutes at Dashaswamedh Ghat. Ganga Aarti ends up with the final Aarti and after that the environment become very silent.

•  Experience duration is 3 hours starting at 5:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm
•  Meeting Point – Hotel Ganges Grand, Godowlia Crossing
•  Participate in Ganga Poojan in famous Evening Ganga Aarti at Dashaswamedh Ghat
•  Before Ganga Aarti, you will perform Ganga Poojan with the help of priests before the huge crowd, duration of Ganga Poojan will be around 15 minutes.
• After Ganga Poojan you will witness Ganga Aarti from privileged sitting near Ganga Aarti place and get Prasad at the end
•  Boat ride from Dashaswamedh Ghat covering both cremation sites Mankarnika Ghat and Harishchandra Ghat.
•  Local English speaking expert to explain you the event
•  Wear appropriate comfortable outfit according to the season/weather during tour and put on footwear with grip as the Ghats and streets can be wet and slippery. Avoid slippers and sandals
•  Significant walking involved
•  Booking accepted till 2:00 pm on the experience date.
•  You need to carry your photo identity card. For tourists from outside India, passport is mandatory
•  Tea and packaged drinking water bottle is complimentary with this experience ticket
• One ticket is valid for a family (husband, wife and 2 kids below 12 years) or for maximum 2 persons.
•  Experience Ticket is valid only for the date and time specified. Experience tickets once booked, can not be cancelled, however experience ticket can be utilised on any other date if intimated before 24 hours of the scheduled time of that particular experience
•  You will get the details of your guide / organizer (his phone number for Voice Calls and WhatsApp) 3 hours before scheduled experience and he/she will assist you for reaching at the meeting point from your place of stay in Varanasi city area.
• Your tour guide / organizer will be available at meeting point 20 minutes before the scheduled
  experience start time