Many people make the mistake of considering Vijayadashami and Dussehra as the same, but there is a big difference between these two. While one festival is associated with Maa Durga, the other is associated with Lord Rama. In such a situation, if you also consider them to be the same, then you must know the difference between them. Let's know about this.

Importance of Vijayadashami (Vijayadashami 2024)

According to the Hindu calendar, Vijayadashami is celebrated every year on the Dashami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month. This festival is associated with Maa Durga. According to the mythological story, Mahishasura pleased Lord Brahma with his hard penance and asked for the blessing that no human should cause his death.

Then Brahma Ji gave him this boon, due to which he established his supremacy over the three worlds. To get rid of this, all the gods manifested a divine power, who had weapons in her hands and was riding a lion. Then Adi Shakti killed Mahishasura on the 10th day after a war of 9 days. Therefore, this day is celebrated as Vijayadashami.

That's why Dussehra is celebrated (Dussehra 2024)

Dussehra is a major festival of Hindus. It is also celebrated on the Dashami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month. This day is mainly associated with Lord Shri Ram. According to mythological beliefs, in Treta Yug, when Lord Ram killed the ten-headed Ravana on this date, this date started being celebrated as Dussehra. Since then, every year on this day, people make an effigy of Ravana and burn it.

On which day will this festival be celebrated

According to the Hindu calendar, this year the Dashami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month is starting on October 12, 2024 at 10:58 am. At the same time, this date will end on October 13 at 09:08 am. In such a situation, the festival of Vijayadashami and Dussehra will be celebrated on Saturday, October 12.