Ganga Jayanti Salutation -

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My salutations to Gangamata on the festive occasion of Ganga Jayanti.My

Gangajayanti greetings and subhakankshalu on this sanctified occasion. Gangajal

or Ganga water commands high value in Indian culture and Hindu life. No ceremony

from birth to death is complete and perfect without gangajal. It is the sacred

duty of every individual to visit Varanasi and take a devotional bath in Ganga

for purification of life.

 

Ganga Jayanti is celebrated on the Saptami of Sukla Paksha in Vaisakha month

every year. According to Brahma Purana, Ganga Saptami, also known as Jahnu

Saptami, is said to be day Goddess Ganga descended on to the Earth in the

Himalayas. Hence every year the Saptami day of the Shukla Paksha in Vaisakhi

month is celebrated as Ganga Saptami or the birthday of Mother Ganga River. In

2009, Ganga Saptami is celebrated on 1st May 2009.

 

In Haridwar, Rishikesh and some other regions, Ganga Saptami is celebrated as

the day Ganga River descended from the celestial region onto Lord Shiva's matted

locks and then a few drops of Ganga fell from Lord Shiv's head onto the

Himalayas.

 

On the occasion of Ganga Saptami several pujas and rituals are offered to

Goddess Ganga.I request you to celebrate the Ganga Jayanti festival by listening

Gangastakam of Adi Sankaracharya.

 

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