Ganga Pushkaram

StatusActive

GenreHindu festivals

Frequencyevery 12 years

Venue

List of Major Ghats

• Gangotri
• Gangasagar
• Haridwar
• Badrinath
• Kedarnath
• Varanasi
• Prayag

Ganga Pushkaram
Pilgrims taking dip in the holy Ganges river at Haridwar (2012)
Status	Active
Genre	Hindu festivals
Frequency	every 12 years
Venue	List of Major Ghats Gangotri Gangasagar Haridwar Badrinath Kedarnath Varanasi Prayag
Location	Ganga River
Country	India
Most recent	2011
Next event	22 April – 5 May 2023
Area	North India
Activity	Holy river dip

Ganga Pushkaram is a festival of 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 into Aswini nakshatra Mesha rasi (Aries).^[1]