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The **Ganga Aarti** is a nightly spiritual ritual performed on the banks of the Ganges River that combines music, chanting, and ritualistic elements[2]. The ceremony takes place daily just after sunset at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi, lasting approximately 45 minutes[3]. Young priests dressed in saffron robes perform synchronized movements with large brass lamps while chanting mantras, ringing bells, and offering fire, flowers, and incense to the river[3]. The ritual is more than 2,000 years old and is also performed in three other towns—Allahabad, Haridwar, and Rishikesh[2].
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