Charles River Ganga Aarti at Harvard University, 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photograph by Vimal Konduri
Courtesy of the photographer
Dharma, Harvard University’s Hindu Student Association, brings Hindu traditions to campus, both giving students a connection with their faith and culture away from home, as well as to introducing different aspects of those traditions to the broader campus community. The group annually celebrates Holi, Navaratri, and Diwali. One of Dharma’s newer traditions is Ganga Aarti, which students observe on their own river, the Charles.