Soon, people visiting Bihar will get to witness and experience the sacred and soulful Ganga aarti similar to Varanasi. The Bihar State Religious Trust Council has announced that Ganga aarti will be performed at all the temples and monasteries. The announcement is about all those temples and monasteries that are situated on the banks of the holy river Ganga. The initiative will be officially launched on May 25, on Ganga Dussehra.
Experience Ganga Aarti In Bihar Soon
Initiative To Begin From Ganga Dussehra
Prof. Ranvir Nandan, Council chairman of the Bihar State Religious Trust Council, mentioned that the initiative is set to begin on Ganga Dussehra with a grand aarti. This is because Ganga Dussehra is the day when it is believed that the river Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Prof. Nandan said that the temples and monasteries in the areas along the Ganga had been asked to make the necessary arrangements. He mentioned that letters have also been sent out to trustees, managers, Mahants, and trust committee members of these temples and monasteries. These areas include Vaishali, Buxar, Chhapra, Bakhtiyarpur, Bhagalpur, Patna, Ara, Fatuha, and Munger.
This initiative aims to promote the important message of “Uninterrupted Ganga, Clean Ganga, Healthy Ganga, and Healthy Bihar.” Prof. Nandan mentioned that special campaigns will be launched periodically to maintain the purity and cleanliness of the river Ganga.
The Ganga aarti was started in Patna in the year 2011, following the models of Varanasi and Haridwar. The aarti initially took place every Saturday and Sunday, attracting a large number of devotees. Now, this grand and soulful experience will soon be expanded to other cities in Patna as well.
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List Of Temples That Will Host Ganga Aarti In Patna
Munger District
- Shri Ram-Janaki Temple (Belwaghat)
- Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple (all at Kashtaharani Ghat)
- Shri Jagannath Temple
- Shri Ram-Janaki Temple (Sojhi Ghat)
- Shri Ram Temple
Bhagalpur District
- Shri Ajgaivinath Temple (Sultanganj)
- Shri Ram-Janaki Temple (Trimuhan, Kahalgaon)
- Shri Budhanath Temple
- Shri Bateshwar Asthan (Kahalgaon)
- Shri Radhakrishna Temple (Golaghat
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Patna
- Shri Kali Sthan
- Shri Shankar Sthan (Bansghat)
- Sati Sthan
- Shri Vishnu Bhagwan Temple (Sumati Path, Rani Ghat, Mahendru)
- Shri Jal Govind Sthan (Kachhuara)
- Shri Bhagwati Sita Temple (Sita Ghat)
- Shri Mauni Baba’s Ashram (Gharhochak Kripal Tola, Fatuha)
- Shri Ram-Janaki Thakur Bari (Fatuha)
- Shri Ganga Temple (Rikabganj, Malsalami, Patna City)
Buxar District
- Shri Vishwamitra Ashram (Badi Mathiya, Ramrekha Ghat)
- Shri Charitravan Temple
- Shri Rameshwarnath Mahadev Temple (Ramrekha Ghat)
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Summing Up
Tourists and devotees will now get to witness Ganga aarti right in Bihar. The state is working on a Ganga aarti model that is similar to the ones in Varanasi and Haridwar. This initiative will begin from May 25 with a grand aarti on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra.
