Upcoming Festival-Ganga Dussehara 2021
Ganga Dussehara 2021 Date
June 20, 2021 - Sunday
Ganga Dussehra falls throughout Dashami Tithi of Jyaishta Shukla Paksha and as of now falls in month of May or June. Ganga Dussehra is otherwise called Gangavataran which signifies 'the plummet of the Ganga'.
Typically Ganga Dusshra is praised one prior day Nirjala Ekadashi yet in a few years Ganga Dussehra and Nirjala Ekadashi may fall on that day.
Ganga Dussehra is committed to Goddess Ganga and this day is honored as the day when Ganga was plummeted to the Earth to achieve her mission to cleanse the reviled souls of Bhagiratha's precursors. When going to the Earth, the Goddess Ganga was living in Kamandal of Lord Brahma and alongside her the Goddess Ganga brought the immaculateness of paradise to the Earth.
On Ganga Dussehra aficionados revere Goddess Ganga and clean up in Ganges. Cleaning up in Ganges and offering philanthropy or Dan-Punya on Ganga Dussehra day is recognized exceedingly propitious. It is accepted that heavenly dunk in Ganges on Ganga Dussehra day can cleanse all sort of sins.
Enthusiasts group to Allahabad/Prayag, Garhmukteshwar, Haridwar, Rishikesh and Varanasi to take a heavenly dip. Ganga Dussehra festivals are fabulous in Varanasi. On Ganga Dussehra day many lovers do Ganga Snan and partake in Ganga Aarti.