Dussehra is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil.
The 2 prominent beliefs of the great Dussehra festival are:
- The victory of Lord Rama over the King Ravana in the great epic “Ramayana”·
- The victory of Goddess Shakthi over the mighty Demon “Mahisashura”
The festival of Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashmi and celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm by the Hindu people all over India. It is one of the most important religious festivals in India.
According to the historical beliefs and most famous Hindu scripture, the Ramayana, it has been mentioned that Lord Rama had performed a Chandi-puja (holy prayer in order to get blessings of the Goddess Durga Mata to kill the powerful demon, Ravana. Ravana was ten-headed demon king of the Sri Lanka who had kidnapped the wife of Lord Rama, Seeta to take revenge on his sister, Suparnakha. From then, the day Lord Rama killed Ravana was started celebrating as the Dussehra festival.
This festival indicates the victory of goodness over badness mean the triumph of truth over evil power. People celebrate this festival by following lots of rituals and pooja ceremony. Religious people and devotees keep fast for the whole day. Some people keep fast to only first and last day (9th day) however some people keep fast for all nine days and worship Goddess Durga to get blessings and power. On the tenth day, people celebrate Dussehra in the happiness of victory of Lord Rama over the demon king, Ravana.
There is also another story for the celebration of Dussehra festival. Dussehra festival is celebrated in the honour of Durga Maa who killed the demon Mahisasura.
This festival boosts the morale of everyone. It gives us the courage to fight for our right, no matter how poor the situation seems to be. There will be the victory of the righteous and virtuous.
Wishing you all a Very Happy Dussehra!