Tithi 10 · Krishna Pakshaतिथि

Krishna Dashami

दशमी

Yama — dharma's court.

Presiding deity

Yama (the dharma god)

Category

Purna

Full / complete — great for marriage, gruha pravesh, major sankalpa.

Tithi number

10 of 15 in Krishna Paksha

Tithi character

A Purna tithi sacred to Yama. Bahuda Yatra (Lord Jagannath's return procession in Puri) falls on Ashadha Shukla Dashami — but the Krishna Dashamis are quieter dharmic-observance days.

Auspicious for

  • ✓Closure rituals
  • ✓Court matters
  • ✓Major sankalpa

Traditionally avoided

  • ✗Quarrels
  • ✗Risky speculation