Dasara Festival Date 2024: 3rd October 2024 t0 12th October 2024
3rd Oct - Padyami
4th Oct - Vidiya
5th Oct - Tadiya
6th Oct - Chavithi
7th Oct - Panchami
8th Oct - Sashthi
9th Oct - Saptami
10th Oct - Durgaashtami
11th Oct - Maharnavami
12th Oct - Vijaya Dasami
Dasara Navraatri is one of the most auspicious festivals for Hindus. It is celebrated across the country for nine continuous nights. Hence the name Nav (nine) Raatri (night). The festival is celebrated in the Hindu month of Ashwayuja or Ashwin beginning from the next day after Mahalaya Amavasya i.e moonless night.
The night on the 10th day is the most important of all the 9 nights and is known as Dasara festival. It is customary to clean up the house and decorate the house with fresh flowers and floral, torans etc. The 9-day Dasara festival signifies woman power i.e stree sakti. The festival symbolizes the inherent power of woman which if required has the power to destroy the evil of the society.
Goddess Durga is mainly worshiped in 9 different forms with different name for each form of Hers. Though, Dasara Navaratri is celebrated in different ways in different regions of the country, Goddess Durga is worshipped during the festival for 9 continuous nights.
In West Bengal, the last three days of the festival period are celebrated as Durga Puja in a grand way by the installation of the idols of the goddess in community pendals. Besides Dussehra procession of Mysore which needs no description. Bommala Koluvu (Telugu word) or Gollu (Tamil word) is equally important and is celebrated with much enthusiasm.
In most of the Durga temples in South India, each the idol of the goddess is dressed in a different form. Devotees throng to the temples during Dussehra to see the beautifully decorated Mother.
The festival is celebrated in a grand way in Kanaka Durga Temple at Vijayawada. The annual Srivari Brahmotsavalu are celebrated in the grandest way in Tirumala. During this time, Tirumala is heavily crowded with devotees.
3rd Oct - Padyami
4th Oct - Vidiya
5th Oct - Tadiya
6th Oct - Chavithi
7th Oct - Panchami
8th Oct - Sashthi
9th Oct - Saptami
10th Oct - Durgaashtami
11th Oct - Maharnavami
12th Oct - Vijaya Dasami
Dasara Navraatri is one of the most auspicious festivals for Hindus. It is celebrated across the country for nine continuous nights. Hence the name Nav (nine) Raatri (night). The festival is celebrated in the Hindu month of Ashwayuja or Ashwin beginning from the next day after Mahalaya Amavasya i.e moonless night.
The night on the 10th day is the most important of all the 9 nights and is known as Dasara festival. It is customary to clean up the house and decorate the house with fresh flowers and floral, torans etc. The 9-day Dasara festival signifies woman power i.e stree sakti. The festival symbolizes the inherent power of woman which if required has the power to destroy the evil of the society.
Goddess Durga is mainly worshiped in 9 different forms with different name for each form of Hers. Though, Dasara Navaratri is celebrated in different ways in different regions of the country, Goddess Durga is worshipped during the festival for 9 continuous nights.
In West Bengal, the last three days of the festival period are celebrated as Durga Puja in a grand way by the installation of the idols of the goddess in community pendals. Besides Dussehra procession of Mysore which needs no description. Bommala Koluvu (Telugu word) or Gollu (Tamil word) is equally important and is celebrated with much enthusiasm.
In most of the Durga temples in South India, each the idol of the goddess is dressed in a different form. Devotees throng to the temples during Dussehra to see the beautifully decorated Mother.
The festival is celebrated in a grand way in Kanaka Durga Temple at Vijayawada. The annual Srivari Brahmotsavalu are celebrated in the grandest way in Tirumala. During this time, Tirumala is heavily crowded with devotees.