Ganga Dussehra
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Gregorian date
13 June 2026
Saturday
Tithi
Shukla Dashami
Jyeshtha (May – June)
Duration
single-day
Significance
Commemorates Ganga's descent from heaven to earth, brought by King Bhagiratha's 1,000-year tapasya. A holy bathing day in any river — especially the Ganga at Haridwar / Varanasi.
What happens on the day
- •Bathe in a holy river (or any river)
- •Donate food / clothes
- •Read Bhagiratha-Ganga story
- •Light a lamp on a river bank in the evening
About the month of Jyeshthaज्येष्ठ
Pre-monsoon heat. Hosts Vat Savitri (married women fast for husbands' longevity) and Ganga Dussehra (descent of Ganga to earth).
More festivals in Jyeshtha
Snana Yatra
29 May 2026 · Shukla Purnima
The day Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are bathed at Puri.
Vat Savitri
29 May 2026 · Shukla Purnima
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Raja Parba
15 June 2026 · Sun enters Gemini (solar — three-day festival starting Pahili Raja)
Odisha's 3-day festival of womanhood and the Earth's menstruation.
Ambubachi Mela
22 June 2026 · Mithuna Sankranti + 7 (solar; ~3rd day of Mithuna)
The annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya — Tantric pilgrimage at Guwahati.