🪷 विजय दशमी · Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
📅 When is Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)?
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-02 | Thursday |
| 2026 (this year) | 2026-10-21 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | 2027-10-10 | Sunday |
Tradition
Tradition: Pan-Hindu
Vrata: Yes (fasting day)
Primary observance: Rāvaṇa-dahana; Aparājitā-pūjā; Śastra-pūjā
Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)
{
"tithi_number": 10,
"tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
"lunar_month": "Āśvina"
}Sources
- Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha-Kāṇḍa
- Devī Mahātmya
Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Sources and Connected Observances
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Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)local festival mūrti-page · Pan-Hindu/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceVijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā) computed on Thursday, 2025-10-022026 occurrenceVijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā) computed on Wednesday, 2026-10-212027 occurrenceVijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā) computed on Sunday, 2027-10-10Vālmīki Yuddha-Kāṇḍalocal Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa route mirrored from festival source text: Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha-KāṇḍaBG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundationtextual witnessesVālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha-Kāṇḍa · Devī Mahātmya