Ganga Dussehra 2026
Ganga Dussehra 2026 falls on Wednesday, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Observed on: jyeshtha shukla 10.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Ganga Dussehra 2026
Key Information
Festival Date
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
2026 Calendar Context
Weekday
Wednesday
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948
This year Ganga Dussehra falls on a Wednesday, 20 days later than 2025 (2025-06-04) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Wednesday gives the day a Budha emphasis — learning-related rites and green offerings carry extra weight, traditionally favourable for new study.
The 2025 observance fell on Wednesday, 2025-06-04 — this year arrives 20 days later in the Gregorian calendar, the Adhika-masa pattern when an intercalary lunar month pushes the cycle forward.
Looking ahead to 2027, Ganga Dussehra will fall on Sunday, 2027-06-13 (11 days earlier than this year). So planning ritual schedules across years means anchoring to the tithi rather than the Gregorian date.
Astronomical context for Ganga Dussehra 2026
On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 05:24 IST and sunset at 19:22 IST — a daylight span of 13h 58m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 04:53 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 06:02 (Mumbai) in the west — a 69-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Ganga Dussehra 2026, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the Jyeshtha Shukla 10 being present during that window on 2026-06-24 — confirmed across 6 reference cities in this year's computation pass. Cities further east (Kolkata, Chennai) see the window open ~15-25 minutes before Delhi; cities west of Delhi (Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore) see it start later by a similar margin.
City-Wise Timings for Ganga Dussehra 2026
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 5:24 AM | 7:22 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:02 AM | 7:19 PM |
| Bangalore | 5:55 AM | 6:48 PM |
| Chennai | 5:44 AM | 6:38 PM |
| Kolkata | 4:53 AM | 6:24 PM |
| Pune | 5:59 AM | 7:14 PM |
Why This Date?
Ganga Dussehra follows the Udaya Tithi rule – the festival is observed on the day when the required tithi prevails at sunrise. This is the default Dharmasindhu convention for festivals without a special time-window requirement.
Puja Vidhi
Materials Required
- Ghee lamp (diya)
- Flowers (lotus, marigold, rose)
- Camphor
- Incense sticks
- Leaf boats (patravali) for diyas
Puja Steps
- 1
Holy Bath (Snan)
Take a holy bath in the Ganga or any nearby river. If no river is accessible, add Ganga Jal to your bathing water. While...
- 2
Ganga Puja at the Ghat
Sit near the water and place a small altar. Offer flowers, akshat, kumkum, and turmeric to the water. Apply tilak of kum...
- 3
Sankalpa
Hold water and akshat in the right hand. State your name, gotra, the date (Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami), and the purpose – ...
Phala (Benefits)
Ganga Dussehra destroys ten types of sins (three of body, three of speech, three of mind, and one universal). Bathing in and worshipping the Ganga on this day grants spiritual merit equivalent to visiting all tirthas. It brings purification, liberation from the cycle of rebirth, and ancestral peace.
Deity
Goddess Ganga, Lord Shiva
Legend & History
Ganga Dussehra commemorates the descent of the sacred river Ganga from heaven to earth. King Bhagiratha performed intense tapas for thousands of years to bring Ganga down to liberate the souls of his … Read full legend →Show less ↑
Ganga Dussehra commemorates the descent of the sacred river Ganga from heaven to earth. King Bhagiratha performed intense tapas for thousands of years to bring Ganga down to liberate the souls of his sixty thousand ancestors (the sons of King Sagara) who had been reduced to ashes by Sage Kapila's gaze. Lord Shiva caught the mighty torrent of Ganga in his matted locks (Jata) to prevent the earth from being shattered by her force.
How to Observe
Bathe in the Ganga or any sacred river. Offer ten items (Dashahara means destroyer of ten sins): flowers, incense, lamps, sacred food, and more. Perform Ganga Aarti, especially at Haridwar, Varanasi, and Prayagraj. Donate food, clothes, and sesame seeds. Light floating diyas on the river.
Significance
Ganga Dussehra destroys ten types of sins (Dasha-hara). Bathing in the Ganga on this day is considered equivalent to bathing at all sacred tirthas. The festival celebrates the purifying power of the Ganga, whose waters are believed to bestow moksha and cleanse even the most grievous karmic debts.
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