Celebrations of Dussehra in India
                     
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Celebrations of 
Dussehra in India 

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• Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashami, 
dashain,   Dasahara, Dasara.

• This Festival is celebrated at the end of 
Navratri and in the month of Ashvin 
according to the Hindu calendar.

• Vijayadashami is celebrated for many 
reasons in states of India.


Story of Dussehra

• In northern and western states of India 
Dussehra is celebrated as victory of god 
ram.

• Shri Ram killed Ravana which is known as 
victory of Dharma  over Adharma.


Mysore Dasara
• Celebration of Dasara include   athletic 

competitions, military parades, and cultural 
performances.

• Celebration include many events, One 
event of special durbar at Mysuru place.

• Dasara known as Jumbo Savari.

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Kullu Dussehra
• Kullu Dussehra is started by Raja Jagat Singh 

in 1637.
• In this festival all deities are assembled at 

one place,  200 deities are brought to 
participate in Lord Raghunath’s rath yatra.

• Instead of burning Ravana they conduct 
burning of Lanka.

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Hyderabad’s Bathukamma
• This festival starts from Mahalaya Amavasya  

and end on Ashwayuja Ashtami.
• Festival denote end of  Varsha ritu and start of 

Sharad ritu.
• It is a 7 days festival.
• Bathukamma is named after food, different 

type of food offered to the god each day.

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Bastar Dussehra
• It is a 75 days festival celebrated in 

Chhattisgarh.
• This festival started by Bastar King 

Purushottam Dev in 13th century.
• This festival includes many things like pata 

jatra, deri gadhai, kalash staphna, kachan 
gaadi, nisha jatra, muria durbar and ohadi.

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Varanasi Ram Lila
• Varanasi is famous for Ram Lila, Ram Lila is 

started by Maharaja of Benaras, Udit Narayan 
Singh in 1800.

• Ramnagar fort is the place where Ram Lila 
happen, whole fort is transformed into 
permanent locations like Ayodhya, Lanka, Ashok 
Vatika etc.

• Actors need to move location to location during 
performance,  Audience also move with them.

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Kota Dussehra
• Kota Dussehra includes Fair, costume plays, a plethora of 

stalls serving delicious festive food, Fireworks and cultural 
performances.

• This festivals is started by Maharaj Durjanshal Singh Hada 
in 1723.

• Festivals also includes kavi sammelans, mushairas and 
moustache competitions.

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