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Dussehra 2024: History, Significance Of The Festival

The Navaratri festival in India commemorates Goddess Durga's killing of Mahishasur, symbolizing her departure from the material world after Dharma practice.

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The Dussehra festival in North India commemorates Lord Rama's victory over demon Ravana in Lanka, who kidnapped his wife Sita and received a boon from Lord Brahma. Rama, the seventh reincarnation.

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Dussehra is a festival celebrating the triumph of good over evil, highlighting that truth and righteousness always prevail despite any evil forces.

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Dussehra involves rituals like 'Shami puja', 'Aparajita puja', and 'Seema avalanghan', while Ravana effigies are burned in India to symbolize victory or destruction of evil.

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Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, is a Hindu festival celebrated in Ashvina, commemorating Lord Rama's victory over Ravana in Lanka's battle.

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Dussehra is a celebration of goodness, emphasizing the significance of upholding moral values, making right choices, and resisting evil both within and around us.

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Dussehra is a Hindu festival that brings people together by burning effigies of Ravana, symbolizing the destruction of evil and fostering unity and community.

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