Simolanghan is observed during Dussehra and it held great
significance during ancient times. Simolanghan 2024 date is October 12. Seema
is ‘limit or confines’ and langhan means ‘to defy or to cross.’
Earlier, villagers who were confined to a particular area were allowed to break the barriers and visit villages that were out of bounds during the other periods. Simolanghan Ritual during Vijayadashami is famous in some temples in Maharashtra.
Earlier, villagers who were confined to a particular area were allowed to break the barriers and visit villages that were out of bounds during the other periods. Simolanghan Ritual during Vijayadashami is famous in some temples in Maharashtra.
Today too people make use of the day to do things that are
not done usually during other periods. Some people go on trekking to tough
mountains on the day.
Simolanghan is observed on Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dasami or
the tenth day during the waxing phase of moon.