Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2026

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) falls on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 (New Delhi).

Dussehra, Ashwin Shukla Dashami, celebrates the victory of Rama over Ravana and of Durga over Mahishasura. Effigies of Ravana are burnt, weapons and books are worshipped, and it is an auspicious day to begin new work.

Dates

How the date is set

It is kept in the lunar month of Ashwin, Shukla paksha Dashami, on the day of the tithi prevailing in the afternoon (aparahna).

Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.

Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →