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Ganga Dussehra 2025: The festival of Ganga Dussehra in Sanatan Dharma has a very special and unique significance of its own. This is the holy day when Mokshadayini Maa Ganga descended from Swargaloka on earth. Every year this Mahaparva is celebrated on the Dashami date of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month, and devotees feel blessed by worshiping Maa Ganga with full rituals.
When is Ganga Dussehra 2025? (Auspicious time)
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The holy festival of Ganga Dussehra in the year 2025 May 31, Saturday Is falling
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Start of Dashami Tithi: May 30, Friday, 11:47 am
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Dashami Tithi ends: May 31, Saturday, 01:06 pm
Devotees should do bath and worship on Dashami Tithi, and according to the rise date, 31 May is considered to be the best.
Why do Ganga Dussehra celebrate and celebrate?
According to mythological beliefs, an ascetic named Bhagiratha had done severe penance to give salvation to his ancestors, which pleased Maa Ganga and descended on the earth. Since then this day is also celebrated as Ganga incarnation day. It is believed that by taking a holy dip in the mother Ganga on this day, ten types of sins of a person are destroyed. This includes physical, mental and vocal sins. Donation and penance brings renewable virtue and happiness and prosperity in life. Ten Mahavidyas are also happy.
How to do worship and bathing on Ganga Dussehra? (Method)
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Holy Bath: On the day of Ganga Dussehra, get up in the Brahma Muhurta and take a bath in the Ganges River or any holy river. If this is not possible, you can take a bath by mixing Ganga water in bath water at home.
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cleanliness: Wear clean clothes after bathing.
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Worship: Give arghya to Lord Surya, then install the idol or picture of the mother Ganga. Now worship the mother Ganga with Ganga water, milk, flower, akshat, lamp, incense, naivedya (fruit, sweets) etc.
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Donation of ten items: On this day, the number of ‘ten’ has special significance. Therefore, 10 types of fruits, 10 types of sweets, donations to 10 Brahmins, or 10 flour dough should be done and feeding the fishes.
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Mantra Chanting: During the worship, chant the mantra of ‘Om Namo Bhagwati Hilli Hilli Mili Mili Gange Maa Pavitre Kuru Kuru Swaha’ or ‘Har Har Gange’ mantra.
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Aarti and Donation: After worshiping, please sing the Aarti of Maa Ganga. On this day, poor and needy people must donate food, clothes, water, sweets etc. according to their capacity. In the evening, it is also considered auspicious to light a lamp on the ghats of the Ganges river and flow them.
This festival makes us realize both our reverence for Maa Ganga and the responsibility towards the environment. Every every house!
