Dussehra / Vijayadashami 1940
Victory of Rama over Ravana; Shami and Aparajita worship on Ashvin Shukla Dashami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:54
- Aparahna muhurat12:54 – 15:14
- Fasting window (tithi)00:25 → 1940-10-11 · 01:46
- Parana (tithi ends)01:461940-10-11
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 1940
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1940
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1940
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1940
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1940
- Holi — 24 March 1940
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 1940
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1940
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1940
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1940
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 1940
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1940
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1940
- Krishna Janmashtami — 25 August 1940
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1940
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1940
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 1940
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 1940
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1940
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1940
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1940
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1940
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1940
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1940
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1940
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1940
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1940
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1940
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 1940
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 1940
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