Dussehra 2012

About

Held on Ashwin Shukla Dashami, the day after the nine nights of Navratri.

Significance

Celebrates the victory of good over evil: Rama over Ravana, and Goddess Durga over Mahishasura.

How it is celebrated

• Ramlila performances ending with the burning of Ravana effigies
• Durga idol immersion in Bengal and the east
• Shami tree worship and exchanging Apta leaves in Maharashtra
• Starting new ventures on this auspicious day

Panchang on this day (New Delhi)

Dussehra in other years