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6/01/2008 - 6/30/2008Ganga Dussehra
Uttar Pradesh,
India
Hindus from across India travel to the banks of the Ganga River in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh for the Ganga Dussehra - a 10-day religious festival. The Ganga is a Hindu holy river which is worshipped as a divine goddess and mother that washes away the sins of humans. Each year during the festival, devotees visit bathing ghats which line the western bank of the river so that they can pray and be cleansed. Many also scoop up some of the clay from the river bed to be taken home and venerated.
Themes:
Spectacle
, Religion
, History
Hours: TBC.
Cost: Free.
Where: Banks of the Ganga
The Ganga flows through most of Uttar Pradesh but the main devotions are at Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh, India
Getting there:
Air: Varanasi has its own airport which is 22km (14 miles) from the city which connects Varanasi with other major cities in India.
Rail: The nearby Mughal Sarai railway Junction is one of the major railway junctions in the region and connects with towns and cities from all directions.
Road: Varanasi is on national highway number 2 from Calcutta to Delhi.
Contact Information:
Ministry of Tourism
Transport Bhavan
Parliament Street
New Delhi
110 001
India
Telephone: +91 (0)1137 11995.
Email: contactus@incredibleindia.org
Website: www.incredibleindia.org
