Date | Day | Festival |
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5 | Thursday | Ganga Dussehra Festival – Story, Importance & Major Facts |
6 | Friday | Nirjala Ekadashi 2025: A Direct Entry To Vaikunthdham |
6 | Friday | Gayatri Jayanti – Its Significance In The life Of Devotees |
10 | Tuesday | Jyeshtha Purnima 2025 For A Happy Married Life |
11 | Wednesday | Kabir Das Jayanti 2025: Significance And Related Legends |
21 | Saturday | Yogini Ekadashi: Vrat Katha & Its Importance |
21 | Saturday | International Yoga Day 2025 |
27 | Friday | Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025 Rituals and Story |
June Festivals 2025
Halfway down the line, June is the 6th Month of the Gregorian Calendar. In terms of Hindu festivals, though, it brings many! Ganga Dussehra, The festival dedicated to the Goddess Ganga, is celebrated because Ganga descended to Earth on this day. There is also Gayatri Jayanti, the day Vishwamitra first uttered Gayatri Mantra. Some people also believe that Goddess Gayatri, the Mother of Vedas, appeared on the earth on this day. Kabir Das Jayanti also falls in June. Kabir Das was born to Muslim parents in Uttar Pradesh. Later, at a very young age, he turned to spirituality. He accepted all religions and did not believe in any religious discrimination. June is also the month of Vat Savitri Vrat. Vat Purnima Vrat is the Indian Hindu fasting day for the married women who pray to the banyan tree in honour of Goddess Gauri and Satyavan-Savitri for fortune, well-being, long life of their husbands, and peaceful married life. Rath Yatra is among the most important Hindu Festivals. Rath Yatra festival is celebrated every year on the second day of Ashadh Sud as per the Hindu calendar. Jagannath Rath Yatra is primarily celebrated in the city of Puri, Odisha. The Jagannath temple located in Ahmedabad city also organises the Rath Yatra each year.