When is Dussehra in 2022

This year Dussehra is being celebrated on October 5.

Dussehra Puja Timings

The Dussehra puja can be performed between 02:07 pm to 02:54 pm. Devotees can also perform the Durga Visarjan between 6:16 am and 8:37 am.

Significance of Dussehra:

It is a festival that is all about the goddess. In Karnataka, Dussehra is about Chamundi, in Bengal it is about Durga. Like this, it is about various goddesses in different places, but essentially it is about the feminine goddess or the feminine divinity. In several parts of India, fairs are organised to celebrate the festival, huge processions of goddess Chamundeshwari (Maa Durga) are taken out, and effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarana and Meghanada are burnt on Dussehra.

Best places to celebrate Dussehra

In Bengal, Dussehra is known as Vijaya Dashami. It marks the final day of Durga Puja when the idols of Goddess Durga and her four children are taken to the river for immersion. In Kota, Rajasthan, Dussehra Mela is organised. On the day of Dussehra, religious functions are held in the royal palace since morning. Then the king and other members of the royal family travel in a colourful procession to the fair ground. In Kulla, Himachal Pradesh, all the leading deities of Himachal Pradesh assemble in Kullu town during Dussehra to pay their respect to Lord Raghunath. The festival begins on the day of Dussehra and continues for seven days. In Mysore, the festival is known as Dasara. The festival marks the day of victory when Goddess Chamundeswari defeated the demon Mahishasura. The Mysore Palace is illuminated on this day. After the goddess is worshipped in the palace by the royal family, she is taken out in a grand procession.

Dussehra 2022: Puja timings, date, significance and best places to celebrate in India

Dussehra marks the triumph of Lord Rama over the ten-headed demon Ravana, who abducted Rama's wife Sita. Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the Hindu calendar month Ashvina. Dussehra also coincides with the culmination of the nine-day Navr...

By ET Spotlight Special | Updated: Sep 30, 2022, 11.24 AM IST

This year Dussehra is being celebrated on October 5.

Dussehra, also called Vijayadashami, is an important festival of Hindus. The festival symbolises the victory of good over evil. It marks the triumph of Lord Rama over the ten-headed demon Ravana, who abducted Rama's wife Sita. Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the Hindu calendar month Ashvina. Dussehra also coincides with the culmination of the nine-day Navratri festival and with the tenth day of the Durga Puja festival.

When is Dussehra in 2022
This year Dussehra is being celebrated on October 5.
Dussehra Puja Timings
The Dussehra puja can be performed between 02:07 pm to 02:54 pm. Devotees can also perform the Durga Visarjan between 6:16 am and 8:37 am.
Significance of Dussehra:
It is a festival that is all about the goddess. In Karnataka, Dussehra is about Chamundi, in Bengal it is about Durga. Like this, it is about various goddesses in different places, but essentially it is about the feminine goddess or the feminine divinity.In several parts of India, fairs are organised to celebrate the festival, huge processions of goddess Chamundeshwari (Maa Durga) are taken out, and effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarana and Meghanada are burnt on Dussehra.
Best places to celebrate Dussehra
- In Bengal, Dussehra is known as Vijaya Dashami. It marks the final day of Durga Puja when the idols of Goddess Durga and her four children are taken to the river for immersion.
- In Kota, Rajasthan, Dussehra Mela is organised. On the day of Dussehra, religious functions are held in the royal palace since morning. Then the king and other members of the royal family travel in a colourful procession to the fair ground.
- In Kulla, Himachal Pradesh, all the leading deities of Himachal Pradesh assemble in Kullu town during Dussehra to pay their respect to Lord Raghunath. The festival begins on the day of Dussehra and continues for seven days.
- In Mysore, the festival is known as Dasara. The festival marks the day of victory when Goddess Chamundeswari defeated the demon Mahishasura. The Mysore Palace is illuminated on this day. After the goddess is worshipped in the palace by the royal family, she is taken out in a grand procession.