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Ganga Dussehra

This festival celebrates the descent of the Ganges River from heaven to earth, with pilgrims all along the sacred river taking a ritual bath and making offerings. Haridwar is a holy city on the Ganges with a notable celebration at the Har Ki Pauri ghat.