Vijayadashami
Sign in to saveVijayadashami (), more commonly known as Dasara, or Dassahra, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October.
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- Vijayadashami
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- Vijayadashami reveres Durga's and Rama's victory over evil depending on the region.
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- Dasara, Dashāhra, Dashain, Dassahra
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- Hindus
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- Marks the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri
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- Hindu
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- Religious, Cultural
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- Celebrates the victory of good over evil
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- 26 October (Monday) Sri Lanka 24 October 2020
- Holiday.date2023
- 24 October
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- 2 October
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- 1 day
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Epic literature
- Regional variations
- Northern India
- Himachal Pradesh
- <span class="anchor" id="Southern India"></span>Southern India
- Western India
- Eastern India
- Nepal
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Vijayadashami (), more commonly known as Dasara, or Dassahra, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October.
Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of India and Nepal. In the southern, eastern, northeastern, and some northern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, commemorating goddess Durga's victory against Mahishasura to restore and protect dharma. In the northern, central, and western states, it marks the end of Ramlila and commemorates the deity Rama's victory over Ravana. Alternatively, it marks a reverence for one of the aspects of Durga.