Ghats of Brahmaputra from Bharalumukh to Fancy Bazar area, Guwahati,
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The Brahmaputra Pushkaram festival is the second biggest river festival ever celebrated in the state of Assam after Namami Brahmaputra.
The mela 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 who are expected to witness the mela.
Pushkaram is a festival of rivers and it pertains to the 12 important rivers in India which occurs once in 12 years for each river. 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.