Ganga Dussehra 2020- Date And Significance Of The Festival

India is a land of festivals. And the festivals here are not just religious in nature but they are linked to life and celebration. Among the myriads of festivals celebrated in this country, Ganga Dussehra holds a lot of importance.Ganga Dussehra falls on the 10th Day (Dashami Tithi) of Waxing Moon (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Jyeshtha month as per Hindu calendar. So, it usually falls in the month of May or June. In 2020, Ganga Dussehra will fall on 1st June. Ganga Dussehra is also called Gangavataran, which means the ‘descent of Ganga’. In most of the years, Ganga Dussehra is celebrated one day before Nirjala Ekadashi. But sometimes Ganga Dussehra and Nirjala Ekadashi fall on the same day.

Ganga Dussehra 2020 Date: 1st June 2020

Sunrise: 6.20 AM

Sunset: 6.12 PM

Dashami Tithi Begins: 4.06 PM on 31st May

Dashami Tithi Ends: 1.27 PM on 1st June

Hasta Nakshatra Begins: 1.31 AM on 1st June

Hasta Nakshatra Ends: 11.33 PM on 1st June

Vyatipata Yoga Begins: 11.48 AM on 1st June

Vyatipata Yoga Ends: 8.23 AM on 2nd June

Significance Of Ganga Dussehra Festival

It is believed that taking a dip in the river on this day can bring the devotee to a state of purification and also heal any physical ailments he may have. In Sanskrit, dasha means ten and hara means destroy; thus bathing in the river during these ten days is believed to rid the person of the ten sins or, alternatively, the ten lifetimes of sins.

Gain health, wealth, and prosperity by performing personalized Rudrabhishekam Puja on the Ganga Dussehra.