Video: Aarti Ceremony in Varanasi, India

Unforgettable India tour with Intrepid Travel

Varanasi is said to be the holiest city in India for the Hinduism and Jain religions. It is situated on the banks of the Ganga (Ganges). Every night priests perform the Aarti ceremony otherwise known as Agni Pooja (worship to fire) at the Dasashwamedh ghat (main ghat). We watched some of the ceremonies from the boat we took a Ganges boat ride on.

In February 2015 I had the opportunity to join the Unforgettable India tour with Intrepid Travel. Varanasi was our first stop on the tour and it took us through large cities like Delhi, Agra and Varanasi and smaller cities like Khajuraho, Orchha and Chanderi in 2 states, Madya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Andrea Rees

Andrea is a professional travel and portrait photographer, photography educator, founder of The Heart of a Woman Project, a women's mobile photography initiative and publisher of wanderingiPhone.com. Andrea began her photography career in 2003 in Toronto, Canada. Her work has been featured on CBC, W Network, Splice Network and in national and international print and digital magazines including Shutterbug magazine.