Arguably the best place to see the ceremony. Options to view are: renting a seat in one of the 14+ open boats facing the ceremony platform, renting a chair on an overlooking balcony or standing in the crowd. I urge avoiding remaining in the crowd, and haggle a seat on a balcony or boat. Price is down to your haggling skills. R300 was good for a balcony. Go early to secure a good view. It's fabulous.

I feel so lucky I got a front-row sitting space even though we were late for the arati. A guy from the management team saw me with a few old fellows (my mom and my two elderly friends) so he made a sitting arrangement for all four of us, without charging a single penny, which I found amazing and was very thankful to him. The last time I was there couldn't get a sitting spot so had to skip the Arati mid-way, this time around stayed there till the end... Jay Ganga Maiya

After the various ghats located along the Ganges River by boat, we stopped here to watch the Aarthi Ceremony. There were 6 priests that participated, chanting in unison and offering various gifts to the Goddess. There are places to sit down, watching the back of the priests. Note that they turn around , however, and face those seated behind them during the ceremony. People watching infront of the priests do not have places to sit down. Took several short videos and phtos here.

Ganga Aarti is a memorable Experience. People used to gather on the ghats at least two hours before the aarti starts for better viewing experience. Aarti is some where 45 Min Long and is a treat to watch. Ensure you have grabbed a seat before it gets too crowded. If you are there for more than a day than give it a try every evening from different location if possible you wont regret it, Memorable

Watched Ganga aarti live from boat. Highly recommend not going in boat and watching it from outside as it might be good because most of the people were in boats rather than being present there at the ghat. So Be at Ghat. Also if you want to go in boat, do bargaining, they will reduce the fare. When i took the ride in June, they took 1000 for 7 people while the fare was 300/person.