Dussehra Essay

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Vijayadashami (Bengali: বিজয়াদশমী, Kannada: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ, Malayalam: വിജയദശമി, Marathi: विजयादशमी, Nepalese: विजया दशमी, Oriya: ବିଜୟାଦଶମୀ, Tamil: விஜயதசமி, Telugu: విజయదశమి, Konkani: दसरो, Pendjabi: ਦਸੇਰਾ) also called Dashahara, Dussehra, Dashain, Navratri or Durgotsav, is a Hindu festival, very popular in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh. It is celebrated on the tenth day of Navratri. This day celebrates the victory of Rāma over the demon Rāvana.

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At the end of a long battle between the army of the monkey people and that of the demons, Rāvana was killed by Rāma. On Dussehra day, devotees parade in procession with effigies, often gigantic, of Rāvana but also of his brother Kumbhakarna and his son Meghanatha. Large extracts from the Râmâyana are recited, even staged by amateur theater troupes.

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In the evening, the effigies filled with firecrackers are set ablaze. In the Kulu Valley, Dussehra is a big autumn festival in which representations of local gods are carried in multicolored canopies. In Mysore, this festival is celebrated with great pomp: a procession, led by the mahârâja enthroned on a caparisoned elephant, parades through the city illuminated for the occasion.

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