Watch PM Narendra Modi & Japanese Shinzo Abe Ganga Aarti Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi

Today Narendra Modi along with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe attended the spectacular sunset Ganga Aarti at the fabled Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Saturday marking a new chapter in traditional cultural ties between the two countries. Japan and India agreed several high-profile deals on Saturday on high-speed rail, defence technology, and a memorandum of understanding on civil nuclear cooperation.

Narendra Modi & Shinzo Abe Ganga Aarti Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi

Dressed in a Nehru jacket, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe takes part in Ganga Aarti with PM Modi.

(Pic courtesy: @MEA India)

The auspicious ceremony of “Ganga Aarti” at Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi concludes amid loud chanting of “Har har Mahadev”. PM Modi along with Japan PM Shinzo Abe offer prayers, lift their hands in order to offer prayers to the almighty.