# Ganga Sagara Mela 2027: Date and Rituals

> Ganga Sagara Mela 2027 is on Friday, 15 January. Gangasagar Mela is the great fair at the mouth of the Ganga, on Makar Sankranti.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/festivals/ganga-sagara-mela

## Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Gangasagar Mela is the great fair at the mouth of the Ganga, on Makar Sankranti.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Pilgrims bathe at Sagar island in West Bengal, where the Ganga meets the sea, and worship at the temple of Kapil Muni.

## Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

1. 1 Step 1 A bath at the confluence of the Ganga and the sea.
2. 2 Step 2 Worship at the Kapil Muni temple.
3. 3 Step 3 Charity of sesame and rice.

## Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras

The Divine Mother • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings

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#### The Divine Mother · Mantra

ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः ॥

Om Dum Durgayai Namah

Meaning

Salutations to The Divine Mother.

108 Japa Sacred Mantra