In observance of Vijayadashami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the populace on Tuesday. The Prime Minister wished a happy Vijayadashami to all of his family members across the nation on the social media platform X. The message of this holy festival is to embrace goodness in life and to put an end to negative forces. I hope everyone has a joyous Vijaya Dashami.” An important Hindu holiday known as Vijayadashami, or Dussehra, is observed annually at the conclusion of Navaratri.
It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar. The festival typically falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October.
The festival of Vijayadashami is celebrated almost in every part of the country and there are several tales associated with it, the most popular being the defeat of the Ravana by Lord Rama, one of the most revered God figures in India.
The festival also starts the preparations for Diwali, the important festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after Vijayadashami.