Ganga Saptami 2024: Know Date, Timing, Significance And Rituals

The day of Ganga Saptami is celebrated as the birthday of Mother Ganga. It is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm, mostly in the northern parts of India. Every year, Ganga Saptami is observed on the Saptami Tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the Vaishakh month. In some places, it is also known as Jahnu Saptami. According to religious stories, on this day, Mother Ganga was born in the Kamandal of Lord Brahma. This year, Ganga Saptami falls on May 14. This day has special significance in the Hindu religion.

Astrologer of Kashi, Pandit Sanjay Upadhyay, shared important details about Ganga Saptami. Let’s take a look.

Ganga Saptami 2024: Timings

Madhyahna Muhurat: 11:26 am to 02:19 pm

Duration: 02 Hours, 53 Minutes

Saptami Tithi Begins: 05:20 PM on May 13, 2024

Saptami Tithi ends at 06:49 PM on May 14, 2024.

Importance of Ganga Saptami:

In Hinduism, the river Ganga is considered the form of a goddess. It is believed that bathing and worshipping in Ganga on Ganga Saptami removes all sins. Apart from this, the ancestors are also happy with this ritual. According to religious stories, when a person leaves the house to take a bath in the Ganga on a particular date in Brahma Muhurta, only then do his ancestors become happy.This festival is also significant astrologically. According to Vedic astrology, worshipping Goddess Ganga on this day reduces the impact of Mangal dosh in a birth chart.

Rituals to be performed on Ganga Saptami:

Get up early in the morning before sunrise and take a holy dip in the Ganga.

One can immerse a garland across the Ganga and participate in the famous Ganga Aarti.

After the Ganga Aarti is over, saints circulate the lamp to all those who are present. Cup your hands over the flame and raise your palms on the forehead to seek purification and blessing. Here, the aarti consists of small diyas and flowers that are later floated down the river.

On Ganga Saptami, the Deepadan ritual is observed. Huge fairs are also organised near the banks of the holy river.

Reciting the Ganga Sahasranama Stotram and the Gayatri Mantra is also considered fortunate on Ganga Saptami.