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Ganga Dussehra 2026: Every year the festival of Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month. This festival is celebrated as the incarnation day of Mother Ganga on earth. The festival of Ganga Dussehra will be celebrated tomorrow i.e. on 25th May. In Hindu religion, Ganga is known as the salvation river. There is a religious belief that on the day of Ganga Dussehra, one gets a lot of virtue by bathing in the Ganga, worshiping and donating. Life remains happy with the grace of Mother Ganga. The best time for bathing in Ganga on Ganga Dussehra is 41 minutes.
ganga dussehra 2026 date
- This year, Dashami Tithi of Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha is starting on 25th May 2026 at 04:30 am.
- At the same time, this date will end on the next day i.e. 26 May 2026.
In such a situation, keeping in view the Udayatithi, Ganga Dussehra will be celebrated tomorrow i.e. on 25th May.
Best time to bathe in Ganga Dussehra 2026
By taking bath in Ganga on the day of Ganga Dussehra, the sins of many births are destroyed. On the day of Ganga Dussehra, Brahma Muhurta for bathing will be from 04:04 to 04:45. This auspicious time of 41 minutes will be best for bathing. On this day, the morning and evening Muhurta will be from 04:24 AM to 05:26 AM. Hasta Nakshatra will start on 26th May at 04:08 am. At the same time, Ravi Yoga is going to last for the whole day on 25th May.
Take a dip in Ganga like this
Do not step directly into the Ganga river. First stand on the river bank and salute the river with folded hands. Then login. Take a dip 3, 5, 7 or 12 times during Ganga bath. While taking a dip, chant the mantra of Mother Ganga ‘Om Namo Gangayai Vishwaroopinyai Narayanyai Namo Namah’. Offer water to the Sun God and Mother Ganga by facing the rising sun or in the direction of the flowing stream of Ganga.
Mythological story of descent of Mother Ganga
According to the legend, before coming to earth, Mother Ganga used to reside in the Kamandal of Lord Brahma. King Bhagiratha performed hard penance for years for the peace and salvation of the souls of his ancestors. Mother Ganga was pleased with the penance of King Bhagiratha and accepted to come to earth, but the biggest problem was the speed of Mother Ganga. Because if Mother Ganga had fallen directly from heaven to the earth, the earth would have been engulfed in the abyss. Then King Bhagiratha reached to seek refuge in Lord Shiva.
Lord Shiva tied Mother Ganga in her hair and opened a strand of her hair, from which a thin stream of Ganga fell on the earth. Due to the efforts of King Bhagiratha, Mother Ganga descended to earth on the tenth day of Jyeshtha Shukla, hence this holy day is celebrated as Ganga Dussehra. This day is also known as Bhagirathi Jayanti.
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