Festival guide
Ganga Dussehra 2026
गंगा दशहरा
Ganga Dussehra celebrates the descent of the holy river Ganga from heaven to earth.
Ended
- Date
- Mon, 25 May 2026
- Tithi
- Dashami · 4:31 am – Tue, 26 May, 5:11 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta42m
- Amrit Kalam1h 41m
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kaal1h 41m
- Yama Gandam1h 41m
- Dur Muhurta54m
- Dur Muhurta54m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:09 am
- Sunset
- 6:40 pm
- Moonrise
- 1:35 pm
- Moonset
- 1:40 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Mon, 25 May
- Tithi
- Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Karana
- Taitila
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Jyeshtha
- Tithi
- DashamiFrom Until
- Nakshatra
- Uttara PhalguniFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
Night
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
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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