Dussehra 2024 Today Pujan Muhurat and Vidhi: Every year Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Ashwin Shukla Paksha. This festival symbolizes the victory of religion over injustice. According to the beliefs of the Hindu religion, on this day Lord Shri Ram killed the ruler of Lanka, Ravana, and freed Mother Sita from his clutches. Ravana Dahan is also performed at an auspicious time on Dussehra. This year, Dussehra will be celebrated on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashami. Apart from burning Ravana, weapon worship, Shami worship and Aparajita worship are also performed on this day. Know the time of Ravana Dahan, puja time, importance and method of worship.
Dashami tithi from when to when- Dashami Tithi will be from 10:58 am on October 12, 2024 to 09:08 am on October 13, 2024.
Shravan Nakshatra Time- Shravan Nakshatra will start at 05:25 am on October 12, 2024 and will end at 04:27 am on October 13, 2024.
Auspicious time to worship weapons, Aparajita and Shami on Dussehra- According to Drik Panchang, on Dussehra, the Vijay Muhurta for Shastra Pujan, Aparajita Pujan and Shami Pujan will be from 02:02 pm to 02:48 pm The total duration of the puja is 46 minutes. The timing of the afternoon puja is from 1:16 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. The total duration of the afternoon puja is 02 hours 19 minutes.
Auspicious time of Ravana Dahan- Ravana Dahan is considered very good during the Pradosh period. Today the auspicious timing of Ravana Dahan will be from 05:53 pm to 07:27 pm.
Dussehra worship method
1. First, spread a clean red cloth on a stool.
2. Install the idol of Lord Ram and Mother Durga in it.
3. Now color the rice yellow with turmeric and install Shri Ganesh in the shape of a swastika.
4. Now set out the nine planets.
5. Offer fruits, flowers, sweets, etc. bye bye.
6. Donate to any poor or needy person according to your ability.
Importance of Dussehra- There are two popular stories about the festival of Dussehra. According to the first story, Lord Shri Ram killed Ravana on the tenth day of Ashwin Shukla Paksha. The festival of Diwali is celebrated exactly 20 days after Dussehra. According to another legend, Mother Durga had killed the demon Mahishasura that day. Since then the tradition of celebrating the festival of Vijayadashami continues.
