Dussehra / Vijayadashami 1953
Victory of Rama over Ravana; Shami and Aparajita worship on Ashvin Shukla Dashami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:57
- Aparahna muhurat12:52 – 15:10
- Fasting window (tithi)13:25 → 1953-10-18 · 11:20
- Parana (tithi ends)11:201953-10-18
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 1953
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1953
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1953
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1953
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1953
- Holi — 1 March 1953
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1953
- Ram Navami — 23 March 1953
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1953
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1953
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1953
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1953
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1953
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1953
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 1953
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1953
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1953
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1953
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1953
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1953
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1953
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1953
- Dhanteras — 4 November 1953
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 1953
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1953
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1953
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1953
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1953
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1953
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1953
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