Dussehra 2024 Today Pujan Mehurat and Vidhi: Every year, Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth of Ashwin Shukla Paksha. This festival symbolizes the victory of religion over injustice. According to Hindu beliefs, on this day Lord Shri Rama 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 is being celebrated on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Dussehra is also known as Vijaya Dashmi. On this day, apart from burning Ravana, weapon worship, shami worship and Aparajita worship are also performed. Know the time of burning Ravana, time of pooja, importance and method of pooja-
From when to Dashmi Tithi- Dashmi Tithi will be on October 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM to October 13, 2024 at 09:08 AM.
Time of Shravan Nakshatra- Shravan Nakshatra will start on October 12, 2024 at 05:25 AM and end on October 13, 2024 at 04:27 AM.
Dussehra is an auspicious time to worship weapons, Aparajita and Shami. According to Dirk Panching, on Dussehra, Vijay Mehrita for Shastra Poojan, Aprajita Poojan and Shami Poojan will be from 02:02 PM to 02:48 PM. The total duration of the pooja is 46 minutes. Afternoon Puja time is from 01:16 to 03:35 PM. The total duration of afternoon puja is 02 hours 19 minutes.
The auspicious time of Ravana Dahan- Ravana Dahan is considered very auspicious during Pradosh period. Today the evening of Ravana Dahan will be from 05:53 PM to 07:27 PM.
How to worship Dussehra
1. First, spread a clean red cloth over the stool.
2. Place idols of Lord Rama and Mother Durga in it.
3. Now color the rice yellow with turmeric and install Shri Ganesha in the shape of a swastika.
4. Now establish the nine planets.
5. Offer fruits, flowers, sweets etc. to God.
6. Donate to a poor or needy person according to your means.
Significance of Dussehra There are two famous stories related to the festival of Dussehra. According to the first story, Lord Shri Rama killed Ravana on the tenth day of Ashwin Shukla. The festival of Diwali is celebrated exactly 20 days after Dussehra. According to another myth, Mother Durga killed Maheshsur on this day. Since then, the tradition of celebrating the festival of Vijaya Dashmi has been going on.
