Dussehra / Vijayadashami 1933
Victory of Rama over Ravana; Shami and Aparajita worship on Ashvin Shukla Dashami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:49
- Aparahna muhurat13:00 – 15:24
- Fasting window (tithi)06:02 → 1933-09-29 · 04:11
- Parana (tithi ends)04:111933-09-29
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 1933
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1933
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1933
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1933
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1933
- Holi — 13 March 1933
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1933
- Ram Navami — 4 April 1933
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1933
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1933
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1933
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1933
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 1933
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1933
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1933
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1933
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1933
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1933
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1933
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1933
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1933
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1933
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1933
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1933
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1933
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1933
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 1933
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1933
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1933
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1933
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