00:00Varanasi's world-famous Ganga Aarti.
00:03It is not just a ritual, it's an experience.
00:07An experience that brings peace to the restless mind and calmness to the soul.
00:12Devotees feel a divine energy flowing through them, a silent connection with Ma Ganga whose
00:18presence has guided generations.
00:21Today Ganga Aarti is performed at many ghats in Varanasi and across India, from Haridwar
00:27to Rishikesh and beyond.
00:29But the origin, the very soul of this sacred ritual belongs here, to Tulsi Ghat.
00:36This is not just a ghat.
00:38This is the place where devotion found its rhythm.
00:41This is Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi, the sacred land from where the world-famous Ganga Aarti first
00:47began.
00:48When the lamps are lit and the chants echo in the air, something changes within.
00:54This is the same ghat where Goswami Tulsi Das Ji once meditated, where bhajans and kirtans
01:00rose from devotion, not microphones.
01:03Tulsi Das Ji was the biggest devotee of Lord Hanuman.
01:08It is believed that at this the very place where he composed the sacred epic, Sri Ram Charit
01:15Manas.
01:16A book that continues to guide millions even today.
01:19Unlike other ghats, Tulsi Ghat follows a tradition untouched by time.
01:24Here, only one priest performs the Ganga Aarti.
01:28Not for show, not for people, but to preserve the purity, discipline and spiritual dignity
01:35of this centuries-old ritual.
01:38Every moment of the Aarti, every flame, every mantra is a humble bow before Mother Ganga,
01:44who is believed to purify not just the body, but the soul itself.
01:50This Aarti calms the chaos within, brings clarity to confused thoughts and leaves behind a deep
01:57sense of inner peace.
02:00At Tulsi Ghat, devotion does not end with the river.
02:03Here stands the temple of Goswami Tulsi Das Ji built in his honour.
02:09Inside, you will find the divine idols of Sri Ram Sabha, and nearby a separate temple of Lord
02:16Hanuman, watching silently over the flowing Ganga.
02:20From this very place, as the lamps rise and bells ring, you witness the original Ganga Aarti,
02:27simple, powerful and deeply spiritual.
02:32This is Tulsi Ghat.
02:34This is where it all began, where faith turned into tradition, and devotion became eternal.
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