Dussehra / Vijayadashami 1979
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 – 15:22
- Fasting window (tithi)1979-09-30 · 19:35 → 17:19
- Parana (tithi ends)17:19
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 1979
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1979
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1979
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1979
- Holika Dahan — 13 March 1979
- Holi — 14 March 1979
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1979
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1979
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1979
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1979
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1979
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1979
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1979
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 1979
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1979
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1979
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1979
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1979
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1979
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1979
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1979
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1979
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1979
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1979
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1979
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 1979
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1979
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1979
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 1979
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 1979
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