This festival celebrated at the end of Navratri every year all over India.
It is a very popular festival all over the India.The festival took 10 days.
First 9 days involves the woreship of goddess Durga .
On 10th day people celebrate Dusshera by burning the cartoon of the demon king Ravana.
It is observed on the tenth day in the hindu
calendar month of Ashwin.
People celebrate
Dusshera festival means
10th day as Vijaya Dashami by organising a big
fair or RAMLEELA where
they show the dramatic life
history of the lord RAMCHANDRA.
The Ramleela fair indicates the legend behind celebrating the Vijaya Dashami. It shows the whole history of kidnapping of SIYA, victory of RAMCHANDRA,and defeat and kill of demon king RAVANA,his son MEGHNAD and his brother KUMBHAKARNA. Real people play the role of 'Ramchandra','Laxmana','Siyamaiya' and 'Hanuman'. However they make paper statue of RAVANA, MEGHNAD and Kumbhakarna. In the end,they burn all the statue with the sound of firecrackers. It is a festival of lights and firecrackers. During the festival everything was well litted and well decorated. This festival highlights the victory of good over evil.
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