Sarasvati Pushkaram is a festival of
River Sarasvati normally occurs once in 12 years. Saraswati River is considered as the 'Antarvahini' (invisible river) which flows at Triveni Sangam. This
Pushkaram
Pushkaram is an Indian festival dedicated to worshiping of rivers. It is also known as ''Pushkaralu'' (in Telugu), ''Pushkara'' (in Kannada) or ''Pushkar''.
It is celebrated at shrines along the banks of 12 major sacred rivers in India, in the for ...
is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the List of Solar System objects by size, largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, but ...
into ''Mithuna'' rasi (
Gemini
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Space
* Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
** Gemini in Chinese astronomy
* Project Gemini, the second U.S. crewed spaceflight program
* Gemini Observatory, consisting of telescopes in the Northern ...
).
See also
*
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela () is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years, to celebrate every revolution Brihaspati (Jupiter) completes, at four river-bank pilgrimage sites: Allahabad ( ...
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Pushkaram
Pushkaram is an Indian festival dedicated to worshiping of rivers. It is also known as ''Pushkaralu'' (in Telugu), ''Pushkara'' (in Kannada) or ''Pushkar''.
It is celebrated at shrines along the banks of 12 major sacred rivers in India, in the for ...
References
Religious festivals in India
Water and Hinduism
Hindu festivals
Religious tourism in India
Hindu pilgrimages
Sarasvati River
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