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- proper noun Hinduism The
tenth day (tithi ) in the lunar fortnight (paksha ) of the Hinducalendar .
Etymologies
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"Tomorrow Tuesday onwards, people will start buying gold jewelry for Vijaya Dashami ," said T.K Chandran of DKTM Jewellery Ltd., which owns a chain of gold jewelry shops in southern India.
India Gold Jewelry Buying Set to Pick Up Biman Mukherji 2011
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Vijaya Dashami is a Hindu festival to mark the victory of good over evil.
India Gold Jewelry Buying Set to Pick Up Biman Mukherji 2011
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After this, in a tradition called Vijaya Dashami, families visit each other and sweetmeats are offered to visitors Dashami is literally "tenth day" and Vijay is "victory".
Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009
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Vijaya Dashami also known as Dasara, Dashahara, Navaratri, Durgotdsav... is one of the very important & fascinating festivals of India, which is celebrated in the lunar month of Ashwin (usually in September or October) from the Shukla Paksha Pratipada (the next of the New moon day of Bhadrapada) to the Dashami or the tenth day of Ashwin.
Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009
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We had to wait for Dashami to be secure and have no curfew.
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While the traditional puja organisers conduct the immersion on Dashami, some community puja organisers keep the idols in the pandals for one or two more days.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Law & Sabyasachi Roy KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: A clean Ganga after Dashami ~ now that Durga idols from far and near have been immersed in the visarjan ritual ~ may remain a distant dream this year with
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Law & Sabyasachi Roy KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: A clean Ganga after Dashami ~ now that Durga idols from far and near have been immersed in the visarjan ritual ~ may remain a distant dream this year with
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According to Hindu mythology, the festivities and prayers begin with the symbolic arrival of the goddess on earth on the sixth day of the first quarter of the moon and ends on Dashami or the tenth day.
India eNews 2008
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Families visit each other to share sweetmeats during the Dashami festivity.
The Daily Star 2008
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