Subahe Banaras at Assi GhatSubahe Banaras at Assi Ghat
Today is March 01, 2015 (Sunday). Time 5.30 a.m. location Assi Ghat There is mild breeze in the air. The ghats are still under the sleepy silence. People started coming to Assi Ghat to experience the Subah Banaras i.e Morning Banaras. With a slight change in the regular days, the Ghat is occupied by tourists as well as local people. An announcement is audible with a caution to take seats and keep silence. Its 5.45 a.m. The girl students from Panini Kany Vidyalayay, Varanasi, in yellow sarees are ready to chant the Sanskrit mantras in a rhythmic way. The panditjis who perform aarti is ready and is facing the river Ganges with folded hands. The silent air echoes the prayers and everyone is deep in the heights of spiritual sphere. After the end of the chants, the girls move to Yag ya area where they started the yagya while the morning aarti takes place. The sky is slowly clear now and the breeze is bit stronger. The fire in the yagya and the aarti both touch the minds and s