Ganga Pushkaram - Revision history

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	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~June 2017~~}}		{{Short description\|Hindu festival, held every 12 years}}
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	\| location = [[Ganga River]]		\| location = [[Ganga River]]
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	\| area = [[North India]]		\| area = [[North India]]
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	'''Ganga Pushkaram''' is a festival of [[Ganga River\|River Ganga]] which normally occurs once in 12 years. This [[Pushkaram]] is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of [[Jupiter (astrology)\|Jupiter]] into Aswini nakshatra ''Mesha'' rasi ([[Aries (astrology)\|Aries]]).<ref>{{cite book \|author=Roshen Dalal \|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT921 \|date=18 April 2014 \|publisher=Penguin Books Limited \|isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 \|~~pages~~=~~921–~~}}</ref>		'''Ganga Pushkaram''' is a festival of [[Ganga River\|River Ganga]] which normally occurs once in 12 years. This [[Pushkaram]] is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of [[Jupiter (astrology)\|Jupiter]] into Aswini nakshatra ''Mesha'' rasi ([[Aries (astrology)\|Aries]]).<ref>{{cite book \|author=Roshen Dalal \|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT921 \|date=18 April 2014 \|publisher=Penguin Books Limited \|isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 \|page=921}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	[[Category:Ganges]]		[[Category:Ganges]]
	[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]		[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]


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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Ganga Pushkaram
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
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| logo_caption =
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| image = File:Harkipauri panorama.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Pilgrims taking dip in the holy [[Ganges river]] at [[Haridwar]] (2012)
| status = Active
| genre = [[Hindu festivals]]
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| ends =
| frequency = every 12 years
| venue = {{Collapsible list
|framestyle=border:none; padding:0; 
|title=List of Major [[Ghats]]
|1=[[Gangotri]]|2=Gangasagar|3=[[Haridwar]]|4=Badrinath|5=Kedarnath|6=Varanasi|7=[[Allahabad|Prayag]]}}
| location = [[Ganga River]]
| coordinates =
| country = [[India]]
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| founder_name =
| last = 2011
| prev =
| next = 22 April – 5 May 2023
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| area = [[North India]]
| budget =
| activity = Holy river dip
| leader_name =
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| people =
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}}
'''Ganga Pushkaram''' is a festival of [[Ganga River|River Ganga]] which normally occurs once in 12 years. This [[Pushkaram]] is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of [[Jupiter (astrology)|Jupiter]] into Aswini nakshatra ''Mesha'' rasi ([[Aries (astrology)|Aries]]).<ref>{{cite book |author=Roshen Dalal |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT921 |date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 |pages=921–}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Kumbh Mela]]
*[[Godavari Maha Pushkaram|Godavari Pushkaram]]
*[[Pushkaram]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Pushkaram}}
{{HinduFestivals|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Cultural festivals in India]]
[[Category:Water and Hinduism]]
[[Category:Hindu festivals]]
[[Category:Religious tourism in India]]
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimages]]
[[Category:Ganges]]
[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]