# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COhYHzstkct
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11684759-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/56d66650c2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-05-06T06:30:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by edkashi / The Hindu ritual of arti, performed at night in Varanasi, India, 2019. The arti prayer ceremony features a lamp and usually a lot of noise from percussive instruments—to create an almost overwhelming sensory experience that can lead to a trancelike state for the worshippers. Here, a man sat in prayer outside a small shrine along the Ganges River while the sounds of loud prayer from inside could be heard. #India #Varanasi #Hinduism #ritual #aarti

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## Tags

hinduism, aarti, india, ritual, varanasi

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