Usually people all over the country participate in the occasion in their own way, with great zeal and enthusiasm. Meanwhile Dussehra which is also known as Vijayadashami, is a major festival which is celebrated at the end of Navratri every year. It is a celebration of the victory of good over evil. Every year as per Hindu calendar, this important festival is celebrated on the tenth day of the month Ashvin.
Accordingly this year the whole nation will celebrate Dussehra from October 8th. The festival is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. People all over the country participate in the occasion in their own way, with great zeal and enthusiasm.
Moreover the day marks the victory of the seventh incarnation of Vishnu Lord
Rama when he killed the ten headed demon Ravana and thereafter handed over the
throne of his kingdom Lanka to his brother Vibhishana. The word ‘Dussehra’ is
derived from two Sanskrit words ‘dasha’ and ‘hara’ that mean defeating the ten,
reported India.com. The day also marks the end of Durga Puja, where people
remember goddess Durga’s victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasur, to help
restore Dharma.
