Ganga Dussehra
ganga dussehra also known gangavataran hindu festival celebrating avatarana descent ganges believed hindu holy river ganges descended heaven earth day ganga dussehra take place dashami th day waxing moon shukla paksha hindu calendar month jyeshtha festival celebration last ten day including nine day preceding holy day ganga dussehra observed hindu mainly state uttar pradesh uttarakhand bihar west bengal river flow haridwar varanasi garhmukteshwar rishikesh allahabad patna main location celebration devotee gather bank ganges perform aartis religious ritual light lamp moved clockwise circularly front deity part prayer river taking dip river day believed bring devotee state purification also heal physical ailment may sanskrit dasha mean ten hara mean destroy thus bathing river ten day believed rid person ten sin alternatively ten lifetime sin day river yamuna also worshipped kiteflying event organized devotee take holy dip yamuna place like mathura vrindavan bateshwar give offering watermelon cucumber distribute drink lassi sharbat shikanji estimated lakh people celebrated festival haridwar dashashwamedh ghat varanasi several ritual deep daan offering floating diyas river maha aarti conducted patna grand aarti performed evening priest gandhi ghat garland offered river adalat ghat ganga puja