Varanasi: A large number of people gathered to see Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat

Varanasi: When Varanasi hosts the lively Ganga Mahotsav 2024, which lasts for five days, a lot of people go to the Dashashwamedh Ghat to see Ganga Aarti.

Every year, Ganga Mahotsav is held for five days in a row. It is being held this year from November 11 to November 15, according to Kashi’s official website.

Yasmin Singh, a Kathak dancer, and her group performed a dance based on the half-form of Shiva known as “Ardhanareshwar” via Vandana at the ceremony on Tuesday night.

Yasmin Singh told ANI that she is happy that she and her team were able to participate in the Ganga Mahotsav 2024.

“I came here and performed here again in 2024 after giving my first performance in Varanasi in 2012 at Meri Ganga Mausam,” she remarked. We displayed the half form of Shiva via our Vandana in today’s performance, which was based on the Ardhanareshwar form of Shiva. I next performed Parvati ji, her sadhana, to present Shiva via a bhajan through Om Hari Om, and I staged the half form of Shiva, which is his Sakti.I’m very thrilled, as is my whole team. We are quite thrilled and content. We are feeling quite lucky after seeing the Aarti here, as well as the applause and excitement of the crowd.”

The Ganga Mahotsav is an annual, five-day great celebration held in Varanasi, India, with the main goal of exhibiting the cultural legacy and importance of the holy River Ganges, according to Kashi’s official website. Visitors from all over the world come to Varanasi for this lovely ceremony, which honors the river and its deep spiritual significance.

“Over the course of the festival, a wide range of cultural events are presented, including boat races, enticing art exhibits, classical music and dance recitals, and the Ganga Aarti, a major religious rite conducted at the famous Dashashwamedh Ghat. Along with songs and the sight of lights and candles floating on the river, the Ganga Aarti entails complex rites done by priests,” the statement said.