Ganga Aarti

The Washing-Away of Christopher's Sins.

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October 26th 2007
"If there are three-hundred and sixty-five days in the year, then Hindus have three-hundred and ninety-five festivals." - Abbas, a Kashimiri Muslim Chimes. Shouts. Rickshaw motors. Foot-stomps. Bells. Hand-claps. The screams of monkeys. These sounds fill the never-void night air. Over the ruckus of the Varanasi night, in ever-louder tones a chant rises. The Brahman mantra becomes a r ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more