Dussehra (Dasara) 2019 Date in India: Vijayadashami Puja Vidhi, Timings, Shubh Muhurat, Significance and Importance

Dussehra (Dasara) 2019 Date in India: Vijayadashami Puja Vidhi, Timings, Shubh Muhurat, Significance and Importance

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Updated: October 8, 2019 4:08:40 pm

Dussehra 2019: Vijayadashami Date, Puja timings, history and significance of Dussehra

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2019 Date, Puja Timings: As part of Dussehra celebrations, huge and colourful effigies of Ravana, most times along with that of his brothers Meghanada and Kumbakaran, are burnt in large open grounds.

This year, Dussehra will be celebrated on October 8. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2019 Date, Puja Timings: Signifying the triumph of good (Dharma) over evil (Adharma), Vijayadashami or Dussehra (Dasara) is celebrated on the tenth day of Navratri festival. While in the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, the festival commemorates Maa Durga’s victory over the buffalo demon, Mahishasura; in the north and central India, it signifies the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. It also marks the victory of Pandavas over the Kauravas.