Assam government is planning to celebrate a mega river festival named ‘Brahmaputra Pushkaram, from November 5 until November 16.
It is to be mentioned that this will be the second biggest river festival ever to be celebrated after Namami Brahmaputra in Assam.
According to reports, the event will be held in the ghats of Brahmaputra from Bharalumukh to Fancy Bazar area and 50,000 sadhus and monks from outside the state will participate in the mela along with 2-3 lakh people are expected to witness the event.
It is believed that Pushkarudu, also known as Pushkar God who is powerful to make any river holy, will travel with Jupiter, as Jupiter travels from one Zodiac sign to another.
