Archive · 24 May 2025
Ganga Dussehra 2025: Date, Rituals, and Significance
Ganga Dussehra is a special Hindu festival happening on June 5, 2025, that celebrates the Ganga River coming down to Earth.
People take a holy bath in the river to wash away their sins.
They also give to charity, do special prayers, and chant mantras to get good things.
This day is all about remembering how the river Ganga came down from the heavens and how important it is.
Ganga Dussehra 2025 will be observed on Thursday, June 5, celebrating the descent of the Ganga.
The festival commemorates the Ganga's descent from heaven to Earth.
Devotees perform holy dips in the Ganga, especially at locations like Haridwar and Varanasi.
Charity and offering items like clothes and food are common practices on this day.
Chanting mantras and performing Ganga Puja are believed to bring divine blessings.
- Who
- Devotees of Goddess Ganga and Hindus.
- What
- A festival featuring rituals like holy dips, charity, and Ganga Puja.
- When
- Thursday, June 5, 2025.
- Where
- Observed across India, with key locations including Haridwar, Rishikesh, Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Garhmukteshwar.
- Why
- To commemorate the descent of the Ganga, cleanse sins, and seek blessings.
- Date
- Thursday, June 5, 2025
- Dashami tithi begins
- Dashami tithi begins at 8:24 PM on June 4, 2025
- Dashami tithi ends
- Dashami tithi ends at 10:45 PM on June 5, 2025
- Related Event
- Observed one day before Nirjala Ekadashi in 2025.
