Pan-India · 2026
The panchang rule
Dashami (the tenth tithi) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Ashwin, immediately following the nine nights of Navratri. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
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Dussehra falls on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
Dussehra is set by the panchang — Dashami (the tenth tithi) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Ashwin, immediately following the nine nights of Navratri. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
