Vijayadashami / Dussehra
A Government of India calendar lists Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) on 20 October 2026; regional official calendars can use a neighboring date, so the page preserves a recheck boundary.
Date and recurrence
20 October in one Government of India 2026 calendar; regional official calendars can differ
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is India and Hindu communities; movable religious/cultural festival. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Vijayadashami
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- U R Rao Satellite Centre, Government of India — Holidays 2026National Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Vijayadashami / Dussehra?
20 October in one Government of India 2026 calendar; regional official calendars can differ The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 20 October in one Government of India 2026 calendar; regional official calendars can differ.
Does Vijayadashami / Dussehra fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Vijayadashami / Dussehra an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: India and Hindu communities; movable religious/cultural festival. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Vijayadashami / Dussehra?
The stored designation basis is: A Government of India calendar lists Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) on 20 October 2026; regional official calendars can use a neighboring date, so the page preserves a recheck boundary.. Supporting provenance includes U R Rao Satellite Centre, Government of India — Holidays 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Vijayadashami / Dussehra international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: India and Hindu communities; movable religious/cultural festival. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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