How do you celebrate Dussehra?
How do you celebrate Dussehra?
Putting tika on forehead, prayers, religious rituals like burning an effigy of RavanaDussehra/Observances
Why we should celebrate Dussehra?
Dussehra celebrates the Hindu god Rama's victory over the demon king Ravana and the triumph of good over evil. The epic Ramayana tells the story of the Lord Rama who wins the lovely Sita for his wife, only to have her carried off by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.
Who all are burnt on Dussehra?
Meghnad and Kumbhkaran effigies are burnt on Dusshera along with Ravana. This is a way of showing the downfall of evil that burnt with the firecrackers. It marks the destruction of an evil. When the effigies are burnt, it marks the Dussehra or Vijayadashami.