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Ganga Dussehra Puja Method: Today, Ganga Dussehra, the great festival of faith and purity, is being celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country. This day has a specific and very special significance in Hindu Sanatan Dharma. According to mythological beliefs, on the tenth day of Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha, Mother Ganga, pleased with the centuries of rigorous penance of King Bhagiratha, descended from heaven to earth. This is the reason that taking a dip in river Ganga, doing charity and worshiping Mother Ganga on this day not only relieves physical and mental suffering but also gives freedom from sins committed knowingly or unknowingly. If you also want to get the blessings of Mother Ganga on this day, then let us know about the exact time of bathing and the puja method that can be done easily at home.
Auspicious time for Ganga bath and donation
According to astrology and religious beliefs, Ganga Dussehra It is considered best to take bath in Brahma Muhurta on this day. Taking bath in Ganga in the morning purifies both body and mind. If a person has not been able to take bath in Brahma Muhurta, then he can take bath and donate from 12:17 pm to 1:10 pm. This time is also considered very auspicious. It is believed that bathing in river Ganga on this day removes the troubles of a person’s life and brings positive energy. Those who cannot reach the river Ganga can take bath by mixing Ganga water in the bathing water at home. Even today one gets virtue from that.
The easiest method of worship on Ganga Dussehra
There is no need for any special difficult rules for worship on the day of Ganga Dussehra. Mother Ganga accepts the worship done with reverence and devotion. For worship on the day of Ganga Dussehra, first of all install a picture of Mother Ganga or a pot filled with water at the place of worship. Offer flowers, Akshat, incense, lamp and white sweets to Mother Ganga. After this chant Om Namah Shivay and Om Shri Gangayai Namah mantra. At the end of the puja, perform aarti of Mother Ganga and pray for the happiness and prosperity of the family. According to religious beliefs, donating water, clothes, fruits and food to the needy on this day is also considered very auspicious.
What to do on Ganga Dussehra?
Charity has special significance on the day of Ganga Dussehra. Donating a pitcher filled with water, umbrella, fruits, clothes and grains on this day is considered auspicious. Apart from this, feeding birds and needy people is also considered virtuous. There is a religious belief that auspicious works done on Ganga Dussehra provide manifold results and bring happiness, peace and prosperity in a person’s life.
Religious importance of Ganga Dussehra
In Sanatan Dharma, Mother Ganga is considered to be the giver of salvation and the destroyer of sins. According to mythology, King Bhagiratha performed rigorous penance for the salvation of his ancestors, after which Mother Ganga came to earth. Since then the festival of Ganga Dussehra is celebrated. Bathing in Ganga and doing charity on this day gives special virtuous results. There is also a religious belief that if you worship Mother Ganga with a true heart on the day of Ganga Dussehra, there is happiness and peace in the house and negative energy is removed.
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