Dashain

Dashain is celebrated by the Hindus of Nepal and the Nepali language speaking people of the Darjeeling hills, Sikkim, Siliguri, Assam and other North-Eastern states of India. The festival falls in September or October, starting from the shukla paksha of the month of Ashwin and ending on Purnima, the full moon. For other Hindus, this festival symbolizes the victory of...