Dussehra / Vijayadashami 2019
Victory of Rama over Ravana; Shami and Aparajita worship on Ashvin Shukla Dashami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:52
- Aparahna muhurat12:56 – 15:18
- Fasting window (tithi)12:43 → 2019-10-08 · 14:55
- Parana (tithi ends)14:552019-10-08
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 2019
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2019
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 2019
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 2019
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2019
- Holi — 21 March 2019
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 6 April 2019
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2019
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 2019
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2019
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2019
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2019
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 2019
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 2019
- Hartalika Teej — 1 September 2019
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2019
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2019
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 2019
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2019
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 2019
- Maha Navami — 7 October 2019
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 2019
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2019
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2019
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2019
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 2019
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2019
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2019
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 2019
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 2019
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