As you know that the festival of Dussehra has already arrived and people are interested in celebrating it. This festival shows the victory of truth over evil. So today, we bring you this article “The Festival of Dussehra- the war against evil”.
In this post, we will tell you detailed information about the Dussehra festival like why we celebrate it and what should we do on this day, or what we don’t do.
Apart from this, in this post, you also get some best messages for Dussehra that you can send to your family members and your loved ones.
What is Dussehra?
Dussehra is one of the favorite festivals of Hindus which is celebrated all over the world and by all religious people. On this day, Lord Rama killed the King of Lanka who is Ravan.
Ravan is so powerful but he does some bad words the result is he is killed by Lord Rama.
| Festival Name | Vijayadashami (Dussehra) |
| Dashami Tithi Begins | 06:52 PM on Oct 14, 2021 |
| Vijay Muhurat | 02:02 PM to 02:48 PM |
| Bengal Vijayadashami | Friday, October 15, 2021 |
| Aparahna Puja Time | 01:16 PM to 03:34 PM |
| Dashami Tithi Ends | 06:02 PM on Oct 15, 2021 |
Dussehra 2021: History and Significance
Dussehra is a Hindu festival that takes place on the tenth day of Shukla Paksha in the Ashwin month. This day falls exactly 20 days before Diwali, according to the Hindu calendar. For Hindus, Dussehra is one of the holiest days of the year.
This year’s Dussehra festival will take place on Friday, October 15th. On the day of Dussehra, Maa Durga killed Mahishasura, and Lord Rama slew Ravana. This is why Vijayadashami is celebrated on this day.
This celebration celebrates the triumph of virtue over evil and the triumph of truth over lies. Vijayadashami, commonly known as Dussehra, heralds the arrival of autumn.
Dussehra 2021: Celebrations and Rituals
People celebrate Dussehra as a prelude to Diwali with great spectacle and religious zeal. North Indian Hindu worshippers Massive effigies of Ravan are set to fire in open places on Dussehra, sometimes alongside his son Meghanath and brother Kumbhkaran.
In West Bengal, the celebration is known as the Durga Puja festival, which commemorates the Goddess’s victory over the monster Mahishasur.
People in South India bring idols of Goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati home with them. Married ladies also pay visits to one another’s homes and give presents such as coconuts, betel nuts, and even cash.
Dussehra Celebration (Old vs New)
As we know how our climate changes continuously. So keep this in mind some people don’t like to make statues because doing this increases pollution in the atmosphere that’s not a good thing.
So some people make a digital Dussehra. The benefit of this digital Dussehra is there is no pollution with this digital Dusherra. The AIM of celebrating Dussehra is to kill the bad qualities inside us but unfortunately, they only celebrate the festival not kill the qualities that are inside them.
What do people do in Dussehra?
On the occasion of Dussehra, people make a big statue of King Ravan and his brother and burn that statue. It is the symbol that true always win.
It is celebrated with full enjoyment and happiness. People gathered on the ground where all these things are done. Children also look happy and curious about this festival.
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