Ganga Aarti will now be organized in West Bengal’s capital Kolkata like Varanasi. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will start it at 4 pm on Thursday.
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Kolkata: On the lines of Ganga Aarti of Varanasi, now in Kolkata too Ganga Aarti Will be Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee It will start on Thursday at Bajekadmatla Ghat in Kolkata. Last year, Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections Had seen Ganga Aarti in Varanasi during the campaign. On his return he Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim Ordered to organize Ganga Aarti in Kolkata. Kolkata Municipal Corporation started working only after getting the order of the Chief Minister. Ganga Aarti can start from Thursday.
This Ganga Aarti will start at 4 pm on that day in the presence of 15 priests. Top officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation including Chief Minister, Mayor, Mayor Council clearance will be present on the occasion of inauguration of the programme. Apart from starting the Ganga Aarti, the Chief Minister will also unveil a statue of Goddess Ganga.
Ganga Aarti will be like Varanasi in Kolkata
Ganga Aarti is being performed at Bajekadamtala Ghat for the last one week. After finalizing all the preparations, Ganga Aarti will start from Thursday. Meanwhile, Mayor Firhad Bajekadmatla has reviewed the preparations of the ghat. Apart from this, the security measures have also been reviewed separately by the Kolkata Police. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has re-decorated the Bajekadmatla Ghat for the Ganga Aarti. Apart from installing new lights, special arrangements have been made to keep the Ghat clean. After the inauguration of Ganga Aarti by the Chief Minister, Ganga Aarti will be opened for tourists in the coming days. Laser show will also be organized. Strong arrangements have been made by the Municipal Corporation for the safety of the tourists.
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Laser show will be shown during Ganga Aarti
According to a top official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, only after the instructions of the Chief Minister, the Municipal Corporation got the survey done on which ghats Ganga Aarti could be started. Apart from Bajekadamtala Ghat, Babughat and Princep Ghat were also considered, but Ganga Aarti and the safety of tourists, where proper planning of both of these can be implemented, was considered. After that Bajekdamtala Ghat has been selected for Ganga Aarti. The municipal official also claimed that in the coming days, this Ganga Aarti will become a center of attraction for tourists coming from outside. A laser show has also been planned during this time.
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