Dussehra or Vijayadasami is the Hindu festival that marks the end of Sharad Navratri. The word Dussehra is derived from the Sanskrit words dasha meaning ten and hara meaning defeat. Dussehra is the festival that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. It is observed on the tenth day of the Ashvina month.
On this day in Treta Yuga, Lord Rama had killed Ravana, the evil king who had abducted Goddess Sita. This day is also celebrated as Durga Puja in some parts of India as Goddess Durga had killed an evil demon named Mahishasura.
In northern and western India, people celebrate the festival by organizing Ramleela, a dramatic folk reenactment of the Ramayana. After the Ramleela is over, people burn huge effigies of Ravana. In Himachal Pradesh, people carry Lord Raghunath's deity and other deities in a procession across the valley. In southern India, people make little dolls or Golus that represent the Ramayana. On the ninth day of Navratri, Ayudha Puja is done. Goddesses Lakshmi, Saraswati and Parvati are worshipped during this puja. In the eastern part of India, Durga Puja is celebrated with people creating pandals in which Goddess Durga who is killing Mahishasura is celebrated along with the other Gods and Goddesses.
This Dussehra, let's all try to kill our inner Ravana and always walk on the path of righteousness.
Jai Maa Durga!
Jai Sri Ram!
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