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A Victory of GOOD over
EVIL It marks the death of the 'Ten Headed' king of Lanka |
| ABOUT |
| It's a
festival which marks the death
of the 'Ten Headed' king of
Lanka, The evil Ravana.
According to the Ramayana: - Lord Rama, alongwith his wife Sita and brother Lakshman, went into exile for 14 years. - They faced many hardships during this period. - Ravana, a great scholar and the ten headed demon king of Lanka abducted Sita and took her to his kingdom. - Lord Rama with his brother Laxman, follower Hanuman, and an army of monkeys on his side fought a great battle for ten days to rescue Seeta and destroy Ravana. - Rama prayed to Durga, the Goddess of war, for nine days and killed Ravana on the tenth day. - Dussehra celebrates the victory of good over evil. - This is the reason why effigies of Ravana and his brothers, Meghnada and Kumbhkarna are burnt all over India, on this day. - Dussehra also symbolizes the victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasura, the demon. - Ramlila - The killing of Ravana by Lord Rama is enacted over 10 days by local actors. - Dussehra gives a message that no matter how strong evil is, good always prevails. - Dussehra also marks the arrival of Diwali the festival of lights, the light of higher knowledge dismissing all ignorance. |
| CROSSWORDS on FESTIVALS OF INDIA |
| CROSSWORDS - Words Derived from the Spellings of DUSSEHRA |
| Fill-the-Gaps QUIZ on DUSSEHRA (Vijaydashmi) Festival |
| QUIZ (Eng-Hindi WordMatch) - 10 Heads of Ravana |
| VIDEOS ABOUT DUSSEHRA |
| QUIZ (Fill-the-Gaps) on HISTORY OF THE DAY |
| QUOTES OF THE DAY (from RAMAYANA) |