Lok Sabha Election 2024: Big Day For Varanasi, As PM Modi To File Nomination | ABP News
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View In AppVisuals of PM Modi going to the collectorate to file his nomination papers in Varanasi. May 14 holds significance due to the conjunction of Ganga Saptami and Pushya Nakshatra. It is believed that any task undertaken on this day has high chances of being successful, and may lead to the fulfillment of one’s wish.
May 14 is an auspicious day as it also coincides with Ganga Saptami, which is believed to be the day Goddess Ganga came down to earth.
Also known as Ganga Jayanti, it is a Hindu festival that is celebrated to mark the descent of the holy river Ganges to Earth. It is also called Ganga Saptami as the day falls on the seventh day (Saptami) of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Vaisakha.