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Dushera Festival Significance
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In the months of Ashwin and kartik, Hindus observe a 10 day ceremony of fast, rituals, celebrations, fiests to honor the mother Goddess and triumph of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. Dussehra also symbolizes the triumph of warrior
Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahishasura. Thus, it is a celebration of victory of good over evil.
This celebration starts from Navratri and ends with the tenth day festival of “Dussehra”. Navratri and Dussehra is celebrated throughout the country at the same time, with varying rituals, but with great enthusiasm and energy.
According to Scriptures, by worshipping the 'Shakti' on these nine-days the householders
attain the threefold power i.e. physical, mental and spiritual, which helps him to progress in life
without any difficulty.
The tenth day after Navratri is called Dussehra, on which number of fairs are organized throughout the northern India,
burning effigies of Ravana
It is also called “Vijayadashmi” as this day marks the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. VijayaDashami is considered to be an
auspicious day for the Indian householder, on which he worships, protects and preserves 'Shakti' (power).
The 'Ramlila' - an enactment of the life of
Lord Rama, is held during the nine days
preceding Dussehra. On the tenth day (Dussehra or Vijay Dasami), larger
than life effigies of Ravana, his son and
brother - Meghnadh and Kumbhakarna are set to
fire.
In burning the effigies the people are asked to burn the
evil within them, and thus follow the path of truth and goodness, bearing in mind
the instance of Ravana, who despite all his might and
majesty was destroyed for his evil ways.