Dussehra Festival In India

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Dussehra festival is also known as Vijayadashami is a major Hindu festival which is celebrated after Navratri on the 10^th day of Ashwin month every year. This year Dussehra festival will be celebrated on 19^th October 2018. Vijayadashami is celebrated in different states of India for the different reasons, Especially in North & East region, Dussehra is celebrated for the victory of Lord Ram over demon Ravan. On this day lord, Ram killed demon Ravan for his bad deeds. Vijayadashami also marks as the end of Navratri &Durga puja.

Why Dussehra Is Celebrated?

According to Hindu mythologies, it is a saying that Ravan kidnapped Sitaji (Wife of Lord Ram) and took her to lanka where he forced Sitaji to become his wife, but Sitaji refused his proposal.After searching for a long time lord Ram came to know about the abduction of Sitaji by demon Ravan then lord Ram went to lanka and gave demon Ravan a chance to surrender but he refused lord Ram proposal and said lord Ram to do a war. After a long war fight on 10th-day lord, Ram killed demon Ravan and established the victory of good over bad.

How Dussehra Is Celebrated?

In north India before Dussehra festival on all nine days people celebrate Navratri and also enjoy the hosting of “Ramleela” theatre which depicts the whole journey of lord Ram from his birth to war with demon Ravan which shown in different parts of different cities in north region. On 10^th day just after Navratri Effigies of demon Ravan& his son Meghnath and his brother Kumbhakaran burnt with a show of fireworks by “Ramleela” organizers to celebrate the Dussehra festival called “Ravandahan”.

Dussehra is celebrated in different states of India from kullu to Dussara in Mysore at very large scale. After celebration of Dussehra festival people started a light preparation for the upcoming biggest India festival “Diwali” which is also known as festival of lights. Diwali festival is celebrated for the returning of lord Ram with Sita&Lakshmanji to his home after 14 days of killing of demon Ravan.