The Ganga Aarti ceremony at the Hai-ki-Pauri ghats.

As i reached the Har-ki-Pauri ghats the aarti had already begun. All along the ghats, priests like this can be seen performing the aarti with many devotees around them. The aarti is accompanied by the melodious chanting of the "Om Jai Gange Mata" hymn by everyone gathered there. The whole place swayed to the rhythm and the tempo of the bhajans. The atmosphere was quite incredible. It took me back to my days in the Sivanada ashram where we used to do the Ganga Aarti every day and i found myself singing along to the bhajans.