Festival guide
Vijayadashami (Dussehra) 2025
विजयदशमी (दशहरा)
Vijayadashami (Dussehra) celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana, and Goddess Durga's triumph over Mahishasura.
- Date
- Thu, 2 October 2025
- Main muhurat
- Vijay Muhurat · 1:46 – 2:33 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Abhijit Muhurat48m
- Brahma Muhurta48m
- Amrit Kalam1h 37m · ends next day
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 29m
- Dur Muhurta48m
- Rahu Kaal1h 29m · Overlaps the Vijay Muhurat
- Dur Muhurta48m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:50 am
- Sunset
- 5:43 pm
- Moonrise
- 2:43 pm
- Moonset
- 1:33 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Thu, 2 October
- Tithi
- Dashami, then Ekadashi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Sukarman
- Karana
- Taitila
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Ashwina
- Tithi
- DashamiFrom Until Then Ekadashiuntil
- Nakshatra
- Uttara AshadhaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- ShubhGood
- RogAvoid
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- ShubhGood
Night
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
The story
Vijayadashami (Dussehra): significance and rituals
It marks the victory of good over evil and is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar.
Rituals
Perform Shami Puja and Aparajita Puja during Vijay Muhurat. Worship weapons (Shastra Puja). Burn effigies of Ravana, Meghnad, and Kumbhakarna. Exchange Shami leaves (sona) as gold.
Local colour
Vijayadashami (Dussehra) in Varanasi
Varanasi's Ramnagar Ramlila — the world's oldest and most authentic — culminates on Dussehra with the grand burning of Ravana's effigy at Ramnagar Fort. Thousands gather at the fort grounds. Across the river in the old city, multiple Ramlila committees organize their own celebrations.
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