Dashami is lunar day 10 of each fortnight (in both the waxing Shukla and waning Krishna paksha). A tithi is a lunar "day" — the time the Moon takes to move 12° further from the Sun. This page covers its presiding deity, meaning, mythology and traditional observances.
Vijaya Dashami: the tenth of victory, when Rama felled Ravana and the Devi subdued Mahisha. A day for new undertakings, ayudha puja, and crossing boundaries (simollanghana).
Shami and aparajita worship, new beginnings, teachers honoured (Vidyarambha in some regions).
ವಿಜಯ ದಶಮಿ: ರಾಮ ರಾವಣನನ್ನು, ದೇವಿ ಮಹಿಷನನ್ನು ಗೆದ್ದ ಹತ್ತನೆಯದು. ಹೊಸ ಕಾರ್ಯಾರಂಭ, ಆಯುಧ ಪೂಜೆ, ಸೀಮೋಲ್ಲಂಘನದ ದಿನ.
ಆಚರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪದ್ಧತಿ: ಶಮೀ–ಅಪರಾಜಿತಾ ಪೂಜೆ, ಹೊಸ ಆರಂಭ, ವಿದ್ಯಾರಂಭ (ಕೆಲವೆಡೆ).