Five priests
Raise fire
Into night
Raise fire
Into night
On Ganga banks
At Shiva’s
Light
Where people come
To see
The sight
Some pray
Some pay
In boats
Packed tight
While I
Am there
Just to
Observe
The many
Ways of
Human rites
On stage
In boats
Upon the steps
The world
To me
Seems Very
Bright
Five Priests
Evening Aarti
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Ganga River Banks (Ganges)
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh, India
Evening Aarti
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Ganga River Banks (Ganges)
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh, India
Taken during travels, 2017
Just up the river a bit, a young boy is also performing this ritual.
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