Ganga Pushkaram

Ganga Pushkaram
Pilgrims taking dip in the holy Ganges river at Haridwar (2012)
Status	Active
Genre	Hindu festivals
Frequency	every 12 years
Venue	List of Major Ghats Gangotri Gangasagar Haridwar Badrinath Kedarnath Varanasi Prayag
Location(s)	Ganga River
Country	India
Most recent	2011
Next event	April 22 - May 5, 2023
Area	North India
Activity	Holy river dip

Ganga Pushkaram is a festival of River Ganga normally occurs once in 12 years. This Pushkaram is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of Jupiter into Aswini nakshatra Mesha rasi (Aries).^[1]

References

↑ Roshen Dalal (18 April 2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 921–. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.

Pushkaram

Ganges (2023) Narmada (2024) Saraswati (2025) Yamuna (2026) Godavari (2015) Krishna (2016) Kaveri (2017) Bhima, Tamraparni (Thamirabarani) (2018) Tapti (2019) Tungabhadra (2020) Sindhu (Indus) (2021) Pranhita (2022)

() is the year of festival for the particular river

Festivals in the Hindu calendar

Major festivals	Chhath Diwali Ganesh Chaturthi Holi Galungan (Bali) Krishna Janmashtami Maha Shivaratri Makar Sankranti Nyepi (Bali) Navratri Ayudha Puja Durga Puja Vijayadashami Onam Pongal Rama Navami Thaipusam Vat Purnima Mesha Sankranti

Regional New Year	Bihu (Assamese) Cheti Chand (Sindhi) Gudi Padwa (Marathi, Konkani) Pana Sankranti (Oriya) Pohela Boishakh (Bengali) Puthandu (Tamil) Ugadi (Telugu, Kannada) Vaisakhi (Punjabi) Vishu (Malayali)

Holy days	Akshaya Tritiya Amalaka Ekadashi Ekadashi Gowri Habba Karva Chauth Mahalakshmi Vrata Nirjala Ekadashi Raksha Bandhan Sankranti Savitri Brata

Holy periods	Chaturmas Dhanurmas Pitru Paksha

Hindu festivals

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Ganga Pushkaram

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