Devotees and pilgrims bathe during the arati / aarti /arti time, in a controlled segment of the Ganges river as it passes through Haridwar. This is a daily evening ritual and thousands gather to witness it and take part in the ceremonies, bathing in the after-glow of one of the most important ceremonies of the Hindus... Temple bells clang and priests pray, devotees follow in rapt devotion - Hinduism at its harmless best! <br /><br />Haridwar is a very old city mentioned in the accounts of Huien Tsang, the famous 7th century Chinese traveller. It is the site of many religious festivals. Most notably, once every twelve years it is the venue for the Kumbh Mela, humanity's largest festival, which drew a record 70 million in 2003. <br /><br />This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com<br />
