Festival guide
Ganga Dussehra 2024
गंगा दशहरा
Ganga Dussehra celebrates the descent of the holy river Ganga from heaven to earth.
Ended
- Date
- Sun, 16 June 2024
- Tithi
- Dashami · 2:32 am – Mon, 17 June, 4:44 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta41m
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 43m
- Dur Muhurta55m
- Rahu Kaal1h 43m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:07 am
- Sunset
- 6:50 pm
- Moonrise
- 1:45 pm
- Moonset
- 1:21 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Sun, 16 June
- Tithi
- Dashami, then Ekadashi
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Karana
- Taitila
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Jyeshtha
- Tithi
- DashamiFrom Until Then Ekadashiuntil
- Nakshatra
- HastaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
Night
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
The story
Ganga Dussehra: significance and rituals
It falls on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. A sacred dip on this day is believed to wash away ten sins (hence Dussehra — das + hara).
Rituals
Take holy dip in the Ganga. Offer flowers, diyas, and milk to the river. Perform Ganga Aarti. Donate to the poor. Fast and worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Ganga.
Local colour
Ganga Dussehra in Varanasi
Ganga Dussehra is one of Varanasi's most important celebrations. The ghats overflow with devotees taking sacred dips from dawn. Grand Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat draws enormous crowds. Thousands of floating diyas illuminate the river at night.
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