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    Dussehra is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil. It is observed on the tenth day of Navratri and marks the defeat of the demon king Ravan by Lord Rama in northern India and the killing of the buffalo demon Mahishasura by Goddess Durga in eastern India. The festival is celebrated through prayers, dances, and burning effigies of Ravan symbolizing the destruction of evil.

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    Dussehra is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil. It is observed on the tenth day of Navratri and marks the defeat of the demon king Ravan by Lord Rama in northern India and the killing of the buffalo demon Mahishasura by Goddess Durga in eastern India. The festival is celebrated through prayers, dances, and burning effigies of Ravan symbolizing the destruction of evil.

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    Dussehra is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil. It is observed on the tenth day of Navratri and marks the defeat of the demon king Ravan by Lord Rama in northern India and the killing of the buffalo demon Mahishasura by Goddess Durga in eastern India. The festival is celebrated through prayers, dances, and burning effigies of Ravan symbolizing the destruction of evil.

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    Dussehra

    Vijayadashmi

    1
    Dussehra
    • The word Dussehra comes from the word 'Dus' meaning 'Ten'
    and 'Hara', meaning 'annihilated'. So Dussehra is the day in which
    the 10 facets of Evil were destroyed.

    • Depicts “Victory of Good Over Evil”

    • This festival is celebrated for 10 days

    • The first nine days are called Navratri and the tenth day is
    called Dussehra or Vijayadashami.

    • Nine days are spent for the worship of Goddess Lakshmi,


    Saraswati and Durga (Shakti)

    2
    Why we Celebrate Dussehra
    • Ram defeats Ravan

    3
    • Defeat Of Mahishasura By Goddess Durga
    .

    4
    • Worship Goddess Durga (In Eastern India (West
    Bengal))

    • Raasand Garba dances by men and women


    (Western India (Gujarat))

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