Saturday, 12 October 2024

This festival is celebrated on the day of Ashwin Shukla Dashami with Shravan Nakshatra which is in the afternoon period. This is a major festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. Dussehra celebrates the Hindu god Rama's victory over the demon Lanka king Ravana and the triumph of good over evil.

People in north india organise Ramleela, which is a theatrical enactment of Lord Ram’s story. Ramleela start with Navratri and ends on Dussehra with the burning of life-size effigies of Ravana along with his son Meghand and brother Kumbhkaran. There is another story associated with this day. On this day, goddess Durga defeated Mahishasura after a fierce battle lasting for more than nine days.

Dussehra / Vijayadashami (1950 to 2050)