Know all the details about the Dasara Navaratri 2022 Date And Time, Festival Starting and Ending dates, Puja and Muhurtham dates

Dasara festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated in India. Dasara festival is celebrated almost all over the country. In the Northern and Eastern parts of India, the Dasara festival is celebrated with great interest. People here perform special dances on the eve of the festival. In Southern India, the Dasara festival is greatly celebrated in Mysore and Vijayawada and also in so many other areas. Dasara festival is a total of 9 days festival and it is called as Sharannavaratri festival. During the Dasara festival, Goddess Durga is worshipped in various avatars. The last day of Navaratri is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami.

Navaratri 2022 Date And Time

In the year 2022 Dasara Navaratri starts on September 26, 2022, and ends on October 04, 2022. October 05, 2022, is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami. During Navaratri every day Goddess Durga is worshipped in various forms.

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History Behind Dasara festival:

Dasara festival is also called Vijaya Dashami, which means that the festival is related to victory. On the day of Vijaya Dashami Lord Rama defeated the demon Ravana and got back Goddess Sita and went to his kingdom Ayodhya. Another story behind the Vijaya Dashami festival is that to defeat the demon Mahishasura, the gods combined the power of Lord Bramha, Shiva, and Vishnu to give birth to Shakti. Shakti also known as Goddess Durga fought with the demon Mahishasura and killed him. The day when the demon is killed is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami. In Navaratri, Durga Pooja is performed mainly with great interest. various roopas of Goddess Durga are mainly worshipped in the Navaratri festival.