Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Ganga Dussehra 2025: Celebrating the Descent of Holy River Ganga
Ganga Dussehra is a Hindu festival on June 5th, 2025, honoring the Ganga river's descent to Earth.
People celebrate by bathing in the Ganga, which is thought to cleanse sins.
It occurs on the tenth day of the lunar cycle, and devotees offer prayers and give donations.
This festival is about celebrating the river's purity and the chance for spiritual renewal, spreading joy and positivity.
Ganga Dussehra 2025 falls on June 5, celebrating the descent of the Ganga river.
The festival is observed on the Dashami tithi (10th day) of the waxing moon in Jyeshtha.
Bathing in the Ganga is believed to wash away sins and purify the soul.
Devotees offer prayers, aartis, and donations in honor of Maa Ganga.
Ganga Dussehra is a celebration of the river's descent and spiritual renewal.
- Who
- Devotees of Maa Ganga
- What
- Ganga Dussehra, a Hindu festival
- When
- June 5, 2025
- Where
- Across India, especially in Haridwar, Rishikesh, Varanasi, and Prayagraj
- Why
- To celebrate the descent of the Ganga and spiritual purification
- Date
- June 5, 2025
- Observed On
- Dashami tithi (10th day) of the waxing moon in Jyeshtha
- Celebration Locations
- Haridwar, Rishikesh, Varanasi, Prayagraj
- Activities
- Bathing in Ganga, prayers, aartis, daan (donations)
- Deity
- Maa Ganga (Goddess Ganga)
- Significance
- Washing away sins, spiritual purification
