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'Aarti' Hindu Lamp Ceremony
'Aarti' Hindu Lamp Ceremony is a tradition connected with rivers and performed at dawn and dusk at the banks of a river. In India and Hindu tradition, the river is revered as Mother that nutures and provides sustenance. A lit lamp signifies life in Hindu tradition and is used to mark a begining of a ceremony. Lighting of lamp also signifies removal of negative tendencies to purify our hearts.
Participants make connection with river, pond or a water body by placing hand decorated palm leaf lit lamps in the river for peace and harmony. The palm leaf lamps are hand decorated using natural ceremony colors. This ceremony engages the community in collective art making.
Programs
Annual Aarti Hindu Lamp Ceremony at Pebble Beach, Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Make your own palm leaf lamps. All materials provided.
Lamp ceremony as outdoors or indoors acitivity.
Uses all natural materials - palm leaf lamps, natural ceremony colors and ghee infused wicks (for outdoors activity only). We use battery operated tea-lights for indoors activity.
Colective art making - great for families and community. A creative way to get kids invloved in community art.
Cultural exploration through Art participation.
Join us on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 4pm to 7:30pm
Location: East River, Pebble Beach, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Please to do come and grace the event with your participation.
Attendees are growing every year !!
2021: Worldwide, 3,500+, 2020: 3,000+, 2019: 3,000+,
2018: 1700 +, 2017: 1400+ ,
2016: 1000+, 2015: 650+ , 2014: 400+, 2013: 250+
Your participation is what makes this event so meaningful.
Without community support and participation, we could not have made it to the 9th year!!
Thank you,
Brooklyn and New York!!
Participation from World over
at 2019-2021 Aarti HLC
Every year I attend this Ceremony, it brings good luck.
Participant from Guyanese diaspora / Brooklyn community, 2015
I had heard about this ceremony from my grandmother. I am glad I am here today to take part in this ceremony. I am so touched and feel more connected to my grandparents. I will now surely visit India with my children.
Participant from Guyanese diaspora / Brooklyn community, 2013
I am in America for last 30 years. I have never been to river Ganga and today I am able to place this lamp in the East river with my prayers.
Participant from Indian diaspora / Brooklyn community, 2014
This beautiful ceremony should be performed twice a day everyday in Brooklyn, just like in India.
Participant from Brooklyn community, 2015
I really enjoyed participating in this ceremony. It was fun and meaningful.
Participant from Brooklyn community, 2014