Major festivalsIndia
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
दशहरा (विजयादशमी)
Dedicated to Lord Rama →Next observance
20 Oct 2026
🗓 Date: 20 Oct 2026🌗 Ashwin Shukla Dashami🗓 Hindu month: Ashwin
The victory of Rama over Ravana; effigies of Ravana are burned across India.
Why do the dates change every year?
Hindu and Nepali festivals follow the lunisolar Bikram Samvat calendar — dates are fixed by the lunar tithi, so they drift in the Gregorian calendar each year. The dates on this page are the curated 2026–27 observances (Drik Panchang reckoning for New Delhi and the official Nepali calendar).
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