Vijayadashami is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar. In the northern, central and western states, the festival is synonymously called Dussehra. In these regions, it marks the end of Ramlila and remembers god Rama’s victory over the Ravan.
About Vijayadashami in brief
Vijayadashami is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar. In the northern, central and western states, the festival is synonymously called Dussehra. In these regions, it marks the end of Ramlila and remembers god Rama’s victory over the Ravan. Thousands of drama-dance-music plays based on the Ramayan and Ramcharitmanas are performed at outdoor fairs across the land. The effigies of the demons Ravan, Kumbhakarna and Meghanada are burnt on the evening of the festival. The performance arts tradition during the festival was inscribed by UNESCO as one of the ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ in 2008. The festival also starts the preparations for Diwali, the important festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after Vijay adashami. In many places, the brief version of the story of Rama, Sita, and Lakshaman is enacted over the 9 days before it, but in some cities such as Varanasi, the entire story is acted out by the public every evening for a month or so before the festival begins.
In most of northern and western India, Dasha-Hara is celebrated in honour of the demon king Ravana, who is portrayed as a powerful demon king who disturbs the penances of rishis. The killing of one who has ten heads is called Dusshera. Finally, this festival is celebrated, reminding the victory of Good over Evil, as Ravana was killed by Arjuna on the same day of VijayAdashami-Dusseha-Dasha Hara. The word DusSEhra is a variant of Dashahara which is a compound Sanskrit word composed of \”dasham\” and \”ahar\”, respectively meaning \”10\” and ‘day’ The word ‘Dashahara’ means ‘victory’ or ‘ victory’ in Sanskrit.
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