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Paintings
36X24 Inches
Monisha Singhal
Oil on canvas
Religious
Portrait
River Ganga has been adored since ages for its divine waters and its power to wash off the human sins and release him from karmic cycle. One such adornment is the Ganga Aarti of Varanasi. The Ganga Aarti of Varanasi is a shining beacon of devotion and bliss that makes us experience the grandeur and divinity of our rich cultural heritage. It is performed by a group of priests well clad in pristine dhoti, kurta and a well tied gamcha amidst the chanting of Vedic mantras, using layered brass lamps, flowers, incense sticks, conch shells and other ritual periphernalia. The entire ritual leaves an everlasting impact on its viewers and makes the environment sattvik(pure)..