Dussehra / Vijayadashami 2024 is on Saturday, 12-10-2024. Puja time in Delhi: 1:17 PM to 3:36 PM (Aparahna).
Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
| Jaipur | 1:23 PM – 3:42 PM |
| Lucknow | 1:02 PM – 3:22 PM |
| Patna | 12:46 PM – 3:05 PM |
| Chandigarh | 1:18 PM – 3:37 PM |
Each city's own time on the date above. It moves with the city's sunset, midday or moonrise.
The tenth day, the day of victory: Shri Ram won over Ravana, and Maa Durga won over Mahishasura. In the afternoon people worship Aparajita Devi and the shami tree, and many worship their tools, books and vehicles. In the evening, Ravana's effigies are burnt after the Ramlila. In Bengal it is Bijoya Dashami, when Maa Durga's idol is taken for visarjan.
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 4:41 AM – 5:30 AM |
| Pratah Sandhya | 5:06 AM – 6:20 AM |
| Gulika | 6:20 AM – 7:47 AM |
| Rahu Kaal | 9:14 AM – 10:40 AM |
| Abhijit | 11:44 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Yamaganda | 1:34 PM – 3:01 PM |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 2:03 PM – 2:49 PM |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 5:55 PM – 6:19 PM |
| Sayahna Sandhya | 5:55 PM – 7:09 PM |
| Nishita Muhurta | 11:43 PM – 12:32 AM, 13 Oct |
| 2023 | Tuesday, 24-10-2023 |
| 2024 | Saturday, 12-10-2024 |
| 2025 | Thursday, 02-10-2025 |
| 2026 | Tuesday, 20-10-2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, 09-10-2027 |
| 2028 | Wednesday, 27-09-2028 |