Dussehra · 2025
Falls on: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Vijayadashami, on Ashvina Shukla Dashami, celebrating the victory of good over evil — Rama's victory over Ravana and the Goddess Durga's over Mahishasura. Effigies of Ravana are burnt in the north, while shami worship, weapon worship, and the start of new learning mark the day elsewhere.
Dates and timings for Abu Dhabi.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi covers most of Aparahna, the afternoon, in Abu Dhabi.
How it is observed
- Ayudha Puja (worship of tools)
- Burning Ravana's effigy
- Shami tree puja
- Processions
Regional calendars
Also known as: दशहरा (Hindi) · விஜயதசமி (Tamil) · దసరా (Telugu) · ದಸರಾ (Kannada) · দশেরা (Bangla) · വിജയദശമി (Malayalam)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Purattasi 16, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 15, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Aswina 16, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Kanni 16, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Dussehra 2025
Rama/Durga
- Thursday, October 2, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Wed, Oct 1, 5:31 PM – Thu, Oct 2, 5:41 PM GSTPuja window: 1:22 – 3:45 PM GST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Dussehra?
- Vijayadashami, on Ashvina Shukla Dashami, celebrating the victory of good over evil — Rama's victory over Ravana and the Goddess Durga's over Mahishasura. Effigies of Ravana are burnt in the north, while shami worship, weapon worship, and the start of new learning mark the day elsewhere.
- When is Dussehra 2025?
- Dussehra falls on Thursday, October 2, 2025.