Public Holiday
India
Also: Vijayadashami, Bijoya Dashami
India
Also: Vijayadashami, Bijoya DashamiDussehra 2018
Friday 19 October 2018
2923 days ago | 3-day long weekend: Fri, 19 Oct - Sun, 21 Oct 2018
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)
TithiShukla Dashami
NakshatraDhanishta
YogaShula
KaranaGara
Sunrise6:23 AM
Sunset5:48 PM
Rahu Kaal10:40 AM - 12:06 PM
Abhijit11:43 AM - 12:28 PM