Aarti in Varanasi Aarti is a fire ritual that performs daily before sunrise and after sunset in Varanasi. Morning ritual is often started with girls chanting, and then proceed with 7 priests performing the ritual. 7 priests each represents 5 elements (Space, air, fire, earth, water, North and south) sometime the ritual can also be performed by 5 priests only. After waking God (shiva) and Goddess( Ganga) up, smoke then used to connect people and Gods, than tiers fire is used to communicate with G