When is Dussehra Being Celebrated in India This Year?

Currently in India, we are having a season of colors, flowers, dances, worships, rituals, customs, and rituals. In other words, India is all drenched in the water of celebrations of varied festivities. Soon is the time of the Dussehra celebration in the country which is a huge affair in a lot of cities in the country.

Every region of the nation has its own story behind the celebration of Dussehra and also they all have different beliefs in the same. In some places of the nations, the Dussehra timing may differ from another region as in some parts of the country, Dasara (Mysore Dasara) is a 10-day long feast and in other parts, it is just a day affair.

As we all know for a fact that the 10th day of the festival of Navratri is known as Dussehra. This festival is one of the eminent festivals of the Hindu religion. The origin of this festival is said to take birth from the time of Ramayana. On this particular day, the long battle between Rama and Ravana came to an end after Lord Rama targeted Ravana’s navel to kill him. Also, this festival is said to be the Victory of Good over Evil.

So, in whichever region of the country you live, you might be wondering about when is Dussehra happening and what is the pious Muhurat for the same? Come, let us discover the same in the blog that follows. Although, the Indian Dussehra this year is going to held on October 25th, 2020.

When is Dusshera in Different Regions of India?

Mysore Dasara- In the region of Karnataka, Dasara is a huge affair and this festival is a long festivity of almost 10 days in the city. It will begin on October 17th, 2019 at around 8:45 a.m. and would last till October 25th.

Bastar Dussehra- This region of Chattisgarh experience Dussehra festivities for a total of 75 days, whereas the last 10 days of this festival are most vigour and can be seen as a great feast in most of the state. The main event would happen on October 25th, 2020.

Kota Dussehra- Dussehra in Kota is more like a fair. This fair is considered as the longest day fair that runs across the globe and at the same time is one of the most sorts after fair of the nation.

Madikeri Dasara- Another variation of this Dussehra is this version of it. Dasara in the Madikeri region of Karnataka is another feast for the city people. This festival is a 9-day affair and begins with the Karaga Utsava of four Shakthi Devathe in Madikeri on October 17th, 2019. The finale of this feast would be on October 25th, 2020.

Kullu Dussehra- Dussehra in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh is a huge deal for the people living there. In that region, again it is the celebration of a few days. The feast in Kullu, this year would begin on October 25th, 2020 and would end on November 02nd, 2020.

Delhi Dussehra- In the Delhi-NCR region, the festival of Dussehra occurs after 9-days long fasting and worshipping of different forms of Goddesses during Navratri. Dussehra this year would be celebrated on October 25th, 2020 in the Delhi-NCR region with great enthusiasm.

So now that you know the time of Dussehra, we think it would be a great time to start preparing for the festival in your way. Make Dussehra and all the other festivals that follow more memorable by sending some love packed in boxes, as a surprise, this festive season via Floweraura.