India Fairs Festivals : June
WAITING
FOR THE RAINS
JUNE : Jyeshtha - Ashadh
GANGA DUSSEHRA : River Of Life
The river Ganga holds a uniquely significant place in Indian life and consciousness.
It rises at Gangotri, high in the snow-clad Himalayas. Cascading down mighty
boulders, it flows into the hot plains of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and finally meets
the waters of the sea in the Bay of Bengal. At Allahabad, the Ganga merges with
the river Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati.
RATHAYATRA : The Journey Of Jagannath
The English dictionary lists a word Juggernaut', which has originated from this
festival celebrated in the temple town of lasannathpuri in Orissa. In this eastern
state where there are more than 10,000 temples dedicated to various deities of
the Vaishnava cult, June brings a procession or yatra of the chariot of Ta~annath
held in Puri.
|
