JAMMU, Sept. 16 -- Former Vice Chairman and social activist Balbir Ram Rattan said that the first-ever Ganga Aarti held on the banks of the River Thames in London, is a significant cultural moment, reflecting the growing visibility and resonance of India's spiritual and civilisational traditions across the world.
Reacting to the historic ceremony organised recently at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, Balbir said that witnessing the traditional Ganga Aarti on the banks of one of Britain's most iconic rivers presented a remarkable confluence of Indian tradition and a globally recognised setting.
He said that Ganga Aarti is much more than a religious ritual. The lighting of lamps and collective prayers symbolise purity, grat...