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Vijayadashami

Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयदशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dasara, or Dassahra, or Dussehra, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in 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…

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Northern IndiaTulsidasKumbhakarnaMeghnathVaranasi
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RamayanaRakshasaSitaLankaSri Lanka
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SanskritRomanizedDashainNepaliHindu
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2025 date
2 October
Also called
Dasara, Dashāhra, Dashain, Dassahra
Celebrations
Marks the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri
Date
Ashvin Shukla Dashami
Duration
1 day
Observances
Pandals · plays · community gathering · recitation of scriptures · puja

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related to Northern India · 29
Vijayadashami → Almora, Ayodhya, Cultural Organization, Dussehra, Effigies, Hindu, Humanity, In, India, Intangible Cultural Heritage, It, Kumbhakarna, Lord Rama, Madhubani, Meghnath, Northern India, Rama, Ramcharitmanas, Ramlila, Ravana
related to Western India · 29
Vijayadashami → Aaptyachi, After Seemollanghan, At, Both, Dandiya Raas, Dasara, Dasro, Durga, Durga's, Fasting, For, Goa, In Goa, In Gujarat, Insignia, It, Konkani, Mahishasur, Navaratri, On
related to Epic literature · 25
Vijayadashami → Arjuna, As, Before, Brahma, Earth, However, In, It, Kaurava, Kauravas, Lanka, Mahabharata, Matsya, Pandava, Prior, Rama, Rama's, Ramayana, Ravana, Shami
related to Southern India · 16
Vijayadashami → Celebrations, Chamundeshwari, Conti, Dasara, Domingo Paes, Durga, Fernao Nuniz, Mahanavami, Mysore, Niccolò, Portuguese, Southern India, The, The Italian, Vajra Mushti Kalaga, Vijayanagara Empire
related to Nepal · 10
Vijayadashami → Dakshina, Dashain, Elders, In Nepal, It, Poornima, Red, Shukla Paksha, The, Youngsters
Observances · 7
Vijayadashami → community gathering, fasting, immersion of idols or burning of Ravana, Pandals, plays, puja, recitation of scriptures
2025 date · 1
Vijayadashami → 2 October
Also called · 1
Vijayadashami → Dasara, Dashāhra, Dashain, Dassahra
Celebrations · 1
Vijayadashami → Marks the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri
Date · 1
Vijayadashami → Ashvin Shukla Dashami

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durga festival day celebrated ravana victory india also goddess marks evil rama dasara people navaratri dussehra hindu known puja different

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Vijayadashami2025 date2 October1.00infobox
VijayadashamiAlso calledDasara, Dashāhra, Dashain, Dassahra1.00infobox
VijayadashamiCelebrationsMarks the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri1.00infobox
VijayadashamiDateAshvin Shukla Dashami1.00infobox
VijayadashamiDuration1 day1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancesPandals1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancesplays1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancescommunity gathering1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancesrecitation of scriptures1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancespuja1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancesfasting1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObservancesimmersion of idols or burning of Ravana1.00infobox
VijayadashamiObserved byHindus1.00infobox
VijayadashamiSignificanceCelebrates the victory of good over evil1.00infobox
VijayadashamiTypeReligious, Cultural1.00infobox

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