Dussehra 2025 significance and date: Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashami. This year, the festival will be celebrated on Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, 2025. The tradition of burning Ravana is observed on Dussehra.
Dussehra 2025 Date & Ravan Dahan Muhurat: When to Celebrate Dussehra This Year
Dussehra is celebrated with great enthusiasm in India. This year, this auspicious festival will be celebrated on October 2, 2025. According to the calendar, Lord Rama killed the demon Ravana on the tenth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Ashwin. Therefore, this day is celebrated annually as Dussehra and Vijayadashami. Ayudha Puja (weapon worship) is also performed at many places on Dussehra. In many places, effigies of Ravana are also burned.
Dussehra 2025 Puja Muhurta:
- Dussehra - October 2, 2025, Thursday
- Vijay Muhurta - 2:27 PM to 3:15 PM
- Afternoon Puja Time - 1:39 PM to 4:03 PM
- Dashami Tithi Begins - October 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
- Dashami Tithi Ends - October 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
- Shravan Nakshatra Begins - October 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
- Shravan Nakshatra Ends - October 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Ravana Dahan Muhurat 2025:
On Dussehra, Ravana Dahan is performed during the Pradosh period. Pradosh period begins after sunset, and the sunset time on this day is 6:26 pm, after which Ravana Dahan will begin.
How is Dussehra celebrated in India?
In India, on Dussehra, effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakaran, and son Meghnad are burned in the evening. This is accompanied by grand fireworks. This is the final day of the Ramlila. After Ravana Dahan, people are applied a red or black mark on their foreheads.
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