Ganga Dashara festival ganges river, Haridwar 2010

Ganga Dashara festival ganges river, Ganga Dussehra Haridwar 2010.

Every year lakhs of devotees take a holy dip in Ganga river india to mark the occasion of Ganga Dussehra, mythologically the day of arrival of the river on earth.The devotees at the banks of the holy river early in the morning offer prayers and seek blessings. During the occasion, women offered prayers and distributed fruits and food to the priests. As per Hindu mythology, the RiverGanga is originated in the heavens. GangaRiver was gifted to mankind and descended on the earth after great penance undertaken by king Bhagirath, after whom she is also called Bagirathi.The devotees pay obeisance at various temples of the city.Later, in the evening, special worshipping of the Ganga will be performe Ganga Arti with cultural programmes.Varanasi locals perform Ganga Sewa Nidhi Ganga Aarti at Gaighat.

Ganga Dussehra is celebrated throughout the India but it has special significance in Hindu community of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal where this river flows throw.Places such as Rishikesh, Haridwar, Garh-Mukteswar, Prayag, Varanasi etc where Ganga flows hold special significance on this day. In Haridwar, ‘Artis’ are performed at twilight and a large number of devotees meditate on riverbanks.