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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Hindu festival, held every 12 years}}<br />
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'''Ganga Pushkaram''' is a festival of [[Ganga River|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 (astrology)|Jupiter]] into Aswini nakshatra ''Mesha'' rasi ([[Aries (astrology)|Aries]]).<ref>{{cite book |author=Roshen Dalal |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT921 |date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 |page=921}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Kumbh Mela]]<br />
*[[Godavari Maha Pushkaram|Godavari Pushkaram]]<br />
*[[Pushkaram]]<br />
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[[Category:Religious tourism in India]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimages]]<br />
[[Category:Ganges]]<br />
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Ahad Sabri