Festival

Dussehra / Vijayadashami

Victory of good over evil on Ashwin Shukla Dashami: Rama's triumph over Ravana in the North, Durga's over Mahishasura in the East.

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20TUETue, 20 October 2026Tuesday, 20 October 2026DussehraAshwin Shukla tithi till 02:12 PM, 21 Oct · Vijayadashami · Vijaya Dashami (Bengal) · Sindoor Khela (Bengal) · Durga Visarjan
09SATSat, 9 October 2027Saturday, 9 October 2027DussehraAshwin Shukla tithi till 11:41 AM, 10 Oct · Vijayadashami · Vijaya Dashami (Bengal) · Sindoor Khela (Bengal) · Durga Visarjan

Panchang for 20 October 2026

Each date opens that day’s panchang for Delhi. Dates follow the tithi at the moment each festival’s rule names, usually local sunrise, so they can shift by a day in another city.

Significance

Vijayadashami is the day of victory: Rama felled Ravana, and Durga completed her nine-night battle with Mahishasura. The observance is anchored to Aparahna, the afternoon period on Dashami, which fixes the civil date and the Vijay muhurat.

Observance

Effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnada burn at dusk after Ramlila
Shami and Aparajita puja in the Vijay muhurat; new ventures begun
Ayudha Puja / Shastra puja: tools, vehicles and instruments honoured, especially in the South
In Bengal, Durga's murti is immersed with Sindoor Khela

Mysuru's Dasara procession and Kullu's week-long Dussehra are the most famous regional celebrations.

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