West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performs ‘Ganga Aarti’ on the banks of river Ganges at Babughat in Kolkata on Thursday. , Photo Credit: ANI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated it on Thursday Ganga Aarti at Kadamtala Ghat in KolkataAs happened in Varanasi.
He said that there would be aarti everyday in the evening.
“In summers the aarti will be at 7 pm while in winters it will be around 6 pm,” he said.
Priests perform Ganga Aarti during the inauguration by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on the banks of river Ganga, in Kolkata on Thursday. , Photo Credit: ANI
Ms Banerjee said a temporary platform, on which aarti would be performed on the ghats of the Hooghly river, would be removed every morning and re-installed in the evening.
During the rituals, priests chanted mantras in front of the idol of Goddess Ganga, while the Chief Minister blew the conch shell.
Preparations underway ahead of the inauguration of Ganga Aarti by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday at Baja Kadamtala Ghat in Kolkata. , Photo Credit: ANI
The Baje Kadamtala Ghat on the Hooghly River was decorated for the event. The event was attended by Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, senior government officials and others.
Ms Banerjee had directed the KMC to start the Ganga Aarti on January 12, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.