Varanasi Dashashwamedh Ghat Agni Pooja Ceremony

Varanasi Dashash­wamedh Ghat Agni Pooja Cere­mony, ori­gin­ally uploaded by James & Cesca.

Some­times even a small 5mp cam­era, built into a hand­held cam­corder
no-less, hits a home run!

WIKI:
“Dashash­wamedh Ghat is loc­ated close to “Vish­wanath Temple”, and is
prob­ably the most spec­tac­u­lar ghat. Two Hindu myth­o­lo­gies are
asso­ci­ated with it: Accord­ing to one, Lord Brahma cre­ated it to
wel­come Lord Shiva. Accord­ing to another, Lord Brahma sac­ri­ficed ten
horses in a yajna here. A group of priests daily per­form in the
even­ing at this ghat “Agni Pooja” (Wor­ship to Fire) wherein a
ded­ic­a­tion is made to Lord Shiva, River Ganga, Surya (Sun), Agni
(Fire), and the whole universe.”

Basho

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