{"id":2417,"date":"2012-10-15T15:21:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T15:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/?p=2417"},"modified":"2012-10-15T17:18:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T17:18:22","slug":"dussehra-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-festival.html","title":{"rendered":"Dussehra Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vijayadashami\"><strong>Dussehra<\/strong><\/a> is an auspicious Hindu holiday celebrated across the country of India, Bengladesh and Nepal. Devoteees celebrate this festival with complete passion and devotion. Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is meant to commemorate the defeat of Ravana , the king of Demon, against Lord Rama. Let\u2019s dig down more information about the celebration, tradition, significance and legends about Dussehra Festival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #ff6600; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#FF3300\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dussehra Cards<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/may-this-dussehra-lighten-up-you-life---flash-ecard-l1096.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1732\" src=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/my-new-thumb.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/may-this-dussehra-lighten-up-you-life---flash-ecard-l1096.html\">Send<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/celebrate-dussehra-victory-of-good-over-evil--flash-card-l1101.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1734\" src=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/dasara-thumb02.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/celebrate-dussehra-victory-of-good-over-evil--flash-card-l1101.html\">Send<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/may-you-triumph-over-evil-happy-dussehra---flash-ecard-l1102.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1735\" src=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/dasara-thumb03.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/celebrate-dussehra-victory-of-good-over-evil--flash-card-l1101.html\">Send<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/happy-dussehra-card-with-lord-ram's-blessings--post-card-l326.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1736\" src=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/dasara-thumb04.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/happy-dussehra-card-with-lord-ram's-blessings--post-card-l326.html\">Send<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/a-beautiful-card-for-dussehra---post-card-l328.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1737\" src=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/dasara-thumb05.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/a-beautiful-card-for-dussehra---post-card-l328.html\">Send<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table bgcolor=\"#FF6600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dussehra<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/history-of-dussehra.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/legends-of-dussehra.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Legends<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-celebrations.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Celebrations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-dates.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-recipes.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Recipes<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-images.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Images<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cards<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/messages.365greetings.com\/holiday\/dussehra\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Messages<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/messages.365greetings.com\/holiday\/dussehra\/dussehra-sms.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SMS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-gift-ideas.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Gifts<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wallpaper.365greetings.com\/holiday\/navratri\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wallpapers<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Greetings<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #ffffff; width: 500px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-scraps.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Scraps<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-dates.html\">When is Dussehra?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The celebration of Dussehra usually falls between the months of September and Ocotber. The Dussehra dates are determined by the lunar calendar that Hindus use.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, <em>Dussehra will be on October 24, 2012 \u2013 Wednesday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-celebrations.html\">Dussehra Celebrations<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Different celebrations and activities are held during Dussehra. There are dance and play performances known as Ramaleela. This performance depicts Lord Rama\u2019s life. This is usually performed during the day of Dussehra. Ramaleela performances are quite big in the states of Delhi and Varanasi.<\/p>\n<p>Other Dussehra celebrations include burning huge effigies of Ravana in major streets. This represents the burning of evil and overcoming darkness. Other cultural festivies and fairs are also held during the Dussehra. They decorate elephants and put an idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari. This will be escorted through the city.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/365greetings.com\/Festival\/dussehra\/dussehra-traditions.html\">Dussehra Traditions and Rituals<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are different traditions and rituals done during the celebration of Dussehra. This includes worshipping tools that are used to make living. Today, this even includes cars and computers. In the legends of Dussehra, it is believed that Arjuna put his weapon in a certain tree and was able to retrieve it after a year. Since then, he worshipped his weapon and the tree.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.365greetings.com\/events\/dussehra\/\">Dussehra Greetings<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During Dussehra, people are also exchanging dussehra greetings and wishes. Here are some samples of Dussehra messages:<\/p>\n<p><em>May Lord Rama shower you with lots of blessings,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Making your life successful and prosperous<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Freeing you from troubles and hindrances<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Happy Dussehra<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Success and good fortune<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Lots of blessings<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Defeat of evil<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Spirit of togetherness<\/em><br \/>\n<em> On the day of Dussehra<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Happy Dussehra!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>May this sacred day of Dussehra<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Be the start of your happy life.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> May Lord Rama free you from difficulties<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And shower you with loads of blessings<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Happy dussehra!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/messages.365greetings.com\/holiday\/dussehra\"><strong>Dussehra Messages<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/messages.365greetings.com\/holiday\/dussehra\/dussehra-sms.html\"><strong>Dussehra SMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dussehra is an auspicious Hindu holiday celebrated across the country of India, Bengladesh and Nepal. Devoteees celebrate this festival with complete passion and devotion. Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is meant to commemorate the defeat of Ravana , the king of Demon, against Lord Rama. Let\u2019s dig down more information about the celebration, tradition, significance and legends about Dussehra Festival. &nbsp; &nbsp; Dussehra Cards Send Send Send Send Send Dussehra History Legends Celebrations Dates Recipes Images Cards Messages SMS Gifts Wallpapers Greetings Scraps When is Dussehra? The celebration of Dussehra usually falls between the months of September and Ocotber. The Dussehra dates are determined by the lunar calendar that Hindus use. In 2012, Dussehra will be on October 24, 2012 \u2013 Wednesday. Dussehra Celebrations Different celebrations and activities are held during Dussehra. There are dance and play performances known as Ramaleela. This performance depicts Lord Rama\u2019s life. This is usually performed during the day of Dussehra. Ramaleela performances are quite big in the states of Delhi and Varanasi. Other Dussehra celebrations include burning huge effigies of Ravana in major streets. This represents the burning of evil and overcoming darkness. Other cultural festivies and fairs are also held during the Dussehra. 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