To mark the 10-day fierce battle against evil, the defeat of the demon, the special festival of Dussehra (Vijayadashami) is celebrated across generations with great devotion and festivity as a Hindu tradition.

Bharat News special article on Vijayadashami Dussehra festival

     (By Raja Pentapati AP Bureau Chief)
                     National News
Amaravati October 11 (Bharat News) AP
Every year Dussehra festival is celebrated with great  enthusiasm of People from all over the country participate in this program in their own unique style.  The day Lord Rama killed the ten-headed Ravana.  Vijayadashami is an auspicious festival in Hinduism and celebrates the victory of good over evil.  Each region of the country has its own specialty in the celebrations.

Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is a highly spiritual festival that symbolizes the victory of good over evil.  In Indian culture, this festival holds immense religious, spiritual and cultural significance, embodying the values ​ ​ of virtue and the triumph of virtue over vice.

After nine days and nights of war, Durga defeated Mahishasura on the tenth day, which is celebrated as Vijayadasami.  In this story, Durga represents the divine feminine power, Shakti, and the festival marks her victory as the protector of dharma.

Victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasura: Another important story is the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura  Our Indians consider it to remove darkness and give light to all gods and men.

Dussehra  On Spiritual and Cultural Essence Our Dussehra takes on this ancient tradition with two prominent religious elements.  Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana, the ten-headed demon king who abducted Rama’s wife Sita, the victory of Vishnu’s avatar Rama over Ravana, who was the incarnation of Lord Rama, is celebrated in this Dussehra festival, which lasted for 10 days and defeated Ravanas.

Durga Puja is also known as Saradotsavam or Durgotsavam.  It is an annual Hindu festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga.  This festival is especially popular in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura and Assam.  It usually  in the months of September and October according to the Gregorian calendar.  Durga Puja is a multi-day festival that includes stage and temple decorations, arts and processions by devotees throughout the Nation.
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