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Date, customs, puja times, importance, and all the information you need to celebrate Ganga Saptami in 2024

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Ganga Saptami 2024: The Ganga is regarded as one of the nation’s most fortunate rivers. Goddess Ganga is worshipped on this auspicious day because it is thought that on the day of Ganga Saptami, the goddess descends to earth to bless her followers. Every year, on the Saptami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Vaisakha, people commemorate Ganga Saptami. In order to obtain the blessings of Goddess Ganga, worshippers swarm the banks of the Ganga River on this day to do puja and take a holy plunge. Here are some things we should be aware of as we get ready to celebrate this year’s special day.

Time and date of the puja:

Ganga Saptami this year will be commemorated on May 14, according to Drik Panchang. On May 14, Ganga Saptami Madhyahna Muhurat is scheduled from 10:56 AM to 1:39 PM.

Customs:

On this day, devotees begin their day early by taking a holy bath in the Ganga River. After that, they ignite a diya and let it to drift downstream. They also present Goddess Ganga with candy and garlands. A special aarti is conducted in the evening to ask Goddess Ganga for her blessings. Deep Daan is the name of the evening ceremony in which people offer diya to Goddess Ganga. The destitute and impoverished get donations of clothing, food, and water. While seated on the Ganga banks, devotees also recite the mantras Panchakshari and Maha Mrityunjaya.

Importance:

One of the nation’s most venerated rivers is the Ganga. People think that bathing in the Ganga’s sacred waters may atone for their sins and improve their outlook on life. This day is marked with unique pujas held in several locations, including Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Triveni Sangam. Jahnu Saptami is observed on the same day as Ganga Saptami.

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While celebrating Christmas with Raha, Ranbir, Neetu Kapoor, and Shaheen, Alia Bhatt appears like an angel in a dress worth 1.4 lakh rupees.

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If you’re looking for a pretty, fashion-forward dress that you can post on Instagram, Alia Bhatt has got you covered. Have you seen her dress for Christmas?

Alia Bhatt’s quiet-luxury outfit proves less is more. The actor celebrated Christmas 2024 with daughter Raha Kapoor, actor-husband Ranbir Kapoor, his mother, veteran actor Neetu Kapoor, sister Shaheen Bhatt, and mom Soni Razdan and documented the special night in an Instagram post. Also read | Alia Bhatt poses with Ranbir Kapoor and little Raha in stunning red dress worth ₹6000 for Kapoor family Christmas lunch

Alia Bhatt’s dress has romance written all over it
Alia’s Christmas 2024 look is all about an ethereal silhouette; it looks relaxed, feminine, and elegant at once. The midi dress has a silver crystal-embroidered feather detail across one shoulder. Her dreamy and romantic one-shoulder dress by David Koma sells for ₹1.41 lakh on the designer’s website after a 40 percent discount.

Alia’s simple yet elevated look
In the face of colourful, maximalist looks this Christmas, Alia made a mark with her minimal style. Keeping in line with the inherent minimalism of the white dress, the actor radiated classic glamour with her soft, dewy makeup. She completed the ethereal ensemble with pearl earrings and a festive green and red hairband with Christmas trees.

Sharing photos of herself posing with her family, Alia wrote in her Instagram caption, “Under the twinkling lights, surrounded by love.. this is what Christmas feels like…”

How to wear a white dress like a celeb
If you feel you could be thinking about Alia’s angelic Christmas dress for days, here’s how you can style the universally flattering and endlessly versatile white dress like another fashion-forward celebrity.

Earlier, actor Khushi Kapoor shared a series of pictures of herself wearing a maxi dress from a Lebanese-based label, Dalida Ayach. The strapless dress was white and featured a cinched-in waist mimicking a corset top. Like Alia, Khushi, too, had paired her white dress with pearl earrings, channeling old-world elegance.

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The ‘ugly Christmas jumper’ that Katrina Kaif wore to her family vacation with Vicky Kaushal is actually rather adorable; it costs 38K.

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Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal believe in embracing #CoupleCore aesthetic. The Bollywood couple gets twinning right with bright and merry Christmas sweaters.

Christmas 2024 | The goal for Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal’s matching red and blue outfits was simple: look festive and appropriately attired without trying too hard (while still looking cute). Also, let’s get one thing straight: nobody actually looks ugly in the so-called ‘ugly Christmas sweater’. Also read | Christmas 2024: Manushi Chhillar, Tara Sutaria to Diana Penty and Bipasha Basu, Bollywood celebs spread festive cheer

Katrina and Vicky twin in ‘ugly Christmas sweaters’
Katrina Kaif added some serious Christmas cheer to her holiday pictures, which featured not only Vicky but also her sisters, including actor Isabelle Kaif. Katrina and her siblings’ red and black sweaters were merry, bright, and decidedly cool.

Even Vicky, who joined Katrina on a family holiday abroad, did not want to be caught wearing something neutral and got into the holiday spirit with a blue not-ugly-at-all ‘ugly Christmas sweater’. His blue sweater, with a dash of red and white, looks comfortable, cosy, and not too ostentatious; it’s perfect for getting one into the holiday spirit.

How much does Katrina’s sweater cost
Katrina’s red Christmas sweater will make you smile and is perfect for a family gathering around Christmas. From the Norway-based label, We Norwegians, it sells for $450 on their website, which is approximately ₹38,378. The sweater with oversized, boxy fit is the brand’s take on the traditional Norwegian knits, and is made using merino/cashmere yarn from Linisieme.

It features a roll-neck collar and is perfect for wearing with a pair of high-rise jeans or ski pants for a relaxed and chic winter look. Plus it’s slightly cropped, which makes it great to pair with a high-waisted skirt as well.

Katrina’s We Norwegians sweater comes in a couple of different colours, but red and white are always a good idea on Christmas. As far as holiday sweaters go, this is cute, not cringe-worthy. This is one of those sweaters we wouldn’t mind wearing to an ‘ugly Christmas sweater’ party. It also makes for a funny gift if you know someone that’s obsessed with ‘ugly Christmas sweaters’.

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The most breathtaking holiday light displays from Santa Clarita to Las Vegas will convince you that Christmas magic exists.

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Across the U.S., neighborhoods are lighting up for the holidays, with displays in Mesa, Santa Clarita, Edmond, and Las Vegas fostering community bonds.

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow might be enough to brighten some homes this holiday season. But others are adorned with thousands of blinking lights synched to blasting music, drawing crowds and bolstering both holiday and community spirit. In a cul-de-sac in Mesa, Arizona, 14 homeowners have been going all-out on holiday lights for the last 30 years in a tradition that hasn’t been diminished by real estate turnover.

Those buying homes in the neighbourhood often find the attics full of décor left behind as a gift from the previous owners, and despite cultural and religious differences, residents come together to create a festival of lights, Stephanie Castillo Price said. “Everybody has been able to take their interpretation of the holidays and put it into a full circle,” she said. “There’s not somebody that’s going to walk down the street and not feel included.”

Santa Clarita’s Wakefield winter wonderland
In Santa Clarita, California, residents of Wakefield Court decided to coordinate their holiday light displays as a way to bring some joy to their community after an earthquake. Now in its 30th year, the Wakefield Winter Wonderland includes inflatable figures and wooden cutouts of a variety of characters, from Mickey Mouse to Homer Simpson.

Bryan Cobb admits he initially was against buying a home in the neighborhood when he and his wife first viewed it. “She started crying and said, ‘But this is the Christmas street! I want to live there!’” he said. “She got her way. We live here, we love it. All the neighbors bond together.”

In Edmond, Oklahoma, those looking to the western sky will easily spot the Miranda family’s elaborate holiday light display featuring images and music from the movie “Wicked.” Spotlights reminiscent of movie studio lights shoot up from the roof, while a singing witch’s face takes shape across a towering tree.

“It just seemed like the perfect fit with a light show because you can really do the drama with the lights,” said Elisabeth Miranda, who handles the programming while her husband, Mark, tackles installation. “It takes a very long time to set up. Every single bulb has a spot, a place, a number, so that when we program it, it does exactly what it needs to do at the right time.”

Las Vegas lights bring joy and charity together
The family started putting up holiday lights in 2015 and saw a surge in traffic after being featured on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight.” While most neighbors have been supportive, a few complaints prompted the couple to take a few years off before returning with a better plan to limit viewing hours and control traffic.

This year, they are collecting donations for the Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police. “They give so much back to our community, so that’s our little way of saying thank you to them for everything they do for us,” Miranda said. Charity also is a component in Las Vegas, where Laura Walters and Lenny Standish are closing in on a four-year goal of collecting 10,000 pairs of socks and underwear for organizations that help homeless people.

Their display started during the COVID-19 pandemic with a single Christmas tree for community members to add ornaments. This year, they have three snow machines in addition to the lights and music.

“People are looking for joy,” Walters said. “Our world is a tough place. So to be able to just come and feel just an incredible amount of love and happiness — it’s peaceful. We’ve never had one problem here at all. Everyone’s been highly respectful of our home and full of gratitude.”

Richard Taylor of Kennesaw, Georgia, estimates that more than 40,000 people visit his display of 1.2 million lights each year. “We bring joy to a lot of people,” he said. “They walk around and they forget all their problems, and they just enjoy themselves.”

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