Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashami is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri(9 days) every year in telugu calender. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin or Kartik,
The sixth and seventh month of the Hindu telugu Luni-Solar Calendar respectively, which typically comes in the Gregorian months of September and October.
Lord Rama killed Ravana on Vijaya Dashami after Shakti Puja in the nine-day Navratri ritual. As a symbol of this, the programme of Ravana Dahan will be held this evening in various parts of country.
The special events have been organized all over the country, in which effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna will be burnt. Mahadevi Durga conquered Mahishasura on this day after a ten-day war.
Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various places of the Indian subcontinent. In the southern, eastern, northeastern, and some northern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga devi Puja, remembering goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura to rejuvenate and protect dharma. In the northern, central and western states.
The festival is significance called Dussehra (also called as Dasara, Dashahara). In these regions, it marks the end of "Ramlila" and remember’s God Lord Rama's victory over the Ravan. On the very same occasion, Arjuna alone decimated more than 1 million soldiers and defeated all Kuru warriors including Bhishma, Drona, Ashwatthama, Karna and Kripa, a significant example of victory of good (Dharma) over evil (Adharma). otherwise, it marks a reverence for one of the aspects of goddess Devi, such as Durga or Saraswati.
Vijayadashami celebrations involve processions to a river or ocean front that involve carrying clay(molucles of sand is wet and solid,thick) statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya, accompanied by music and chants, after which the images are immersed in the water for dissolution and farewell. Elsewhere, on Dasara, towering effigies of Ravan, symbolising evil, are burnt with fireworks, marking evil's destruction.
The festival also starts the preparations for Diwali, the important festival of lights, which is celebrated three weaks after Vijayadashami.
Dussehra sweets
1.Mango shrikhand.
2.shrikhand.
3.puri.
4.Basundi.
5.Puran poli.
6.Katachi Amti.
7.Paal Payasam.
8.sevaiiyan Kheer.
Dussehra celebrations outside India:
Return of the Pandavas: A lesser known fact about Dussehra is that it also celebrated the homecoming of the Pandavas from exile. After the final year of their exile was over, it was on the holy day of Vijaydashmi that they reclaim their weapons and worshipped both weapons and the Shami tree. From that day onwards, the jamichatu tree is considered as a symbol of good will.
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