Dussehra / Vijayadashami 1930
Victory of Rama over Ravana; Shami and Aparajita worship on Ashvin Shukla Dashami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:50
- Aparahna muhurat12:59 – 15:21
- Fasting window (tithi)11:16 → 1930-10-02 · 13:35
- Parana (tithi ends)13:351930-10-02
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Dussehra / Vijayadashami puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDussehra / Vijayadashami — Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Dussehra considered auspicious without a muhurat?
Vijayadashami is one of the three and a half fully auspicious muhurtas of the year. Anything begun on it is held to need no separate timing, though the aparahna window is preferred for Aparajita puja.
What is ayudha puja?
The worship of one's tools, instruments, books and vehicles — whatever one earns or learns with. They are cleaned, garlanded and left unused for the day.
Why are shami leaves exchanged on Dussehra?
The Pandavas hid their weapons in a shami tree during their year of concealment and recovered them on this day. The leaves stand for weapons regained and a victory that follows patience.
Other major festivals in 1930
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1930
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1930
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1930
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1930
- Holi — 15 March 1930
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1930
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1930
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1930
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1930
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 1930
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1930
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 1930
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1930
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1930
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1930
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 1930
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 1930
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1930
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1930
- Maha Navami — 1 October 1930
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1930
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1930
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 1930
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1930
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 1930
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1930
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1930
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1930
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1930
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