Varanasi evening Ganga Aarti advanced due to lunar eclipse

Varanasi`s famed custom of Ganga Aarti, the every day night ritual at Dashashwamedh Ghat, has been superior on account of the lunar eclipse on Tuesday.

The timings of the every day ritual for at present have been stored at three:00 PM which is far earlier than the standard time. 

As per Hindu beliefs, no spiritual ritual might be carried out and temples stay closed for a specified interval earlier than, after and through an eclipse. 

Contemplating the identical, the organizers of Ganga Aarti have determined to carry out the ritual within the afternoon as an alternative of the night. 

In India, the partial lunar eclipse can be seen in the course of the intervening night time of July 16 and 17. 

The Moon will enter penumbra on July 17 round 12.12 am, after which the moon will enter umbra at 1.31 am. The utmost of partial lunar eclipse 2019 shall be witnessed round three am.

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