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The tenth and the last day of Navratri celebrations is known as Vijayadashami in some parts of the country and Dussehra in others. The festival, in its true essence, signifies the victory of good over evil. For those in the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, the festival signifies goddess Durga’s vistory over the demon king, Mahishasura and for those in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand, it signifies the victory of Lord Ram over Ravana.
The festival is known by different names across the country. In Himachal Pradesh, it is celebrated as Kullu Dussehra, in Nepal it is known as Dashain and in Mysore the festivities is popular as Mysore Dasara. The celebrations include immersing clay statues and idols of goddess Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Ganesha. People seek for remission of sins and blessings. Devotees also get together to burn huge effigies of Ravana on this day.
The festival falls on the tenth day of the month of Ashwin in the Hindu calendar. This year, the festival falls on September 30, Saturday. According to drikpanchang.com, this is the puja time for Vijayadashami/Dussehra.
Vijay Muhurat = 14:08 to 14:55
Duration = 47 minutes
Aparahna Puja Time = 13:21 to 15:42
Duration = 2 hours 21 minutes
The dashami tithi begins at 23:49 on September 29 and ends at 1:35 on October 1.
