Significance of Dussehra
Posted on: 19/Oct/2018 11:33:33 AM
Today is the tenth day of Dussehra. This day is celebrated for the good winning the evil. On this day, people wear colorful, bright dresses.
People across India celebrate Navarathri in many ways. Say, there is the practice of wearing different colored dresses on each day of Navarathri in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Coming on to south India, in the first three days, the goddess Durga is worshipped and then in the following three days, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped and lastly, goddess Saraswathi is worshipped. In Gujarat and Mumbai, particularly, there are vivid Navarathri celebrations. coming on to the practices in West Bengal, Navarathri is called by the name Durga Pooja. In the western parts of India, the festival is grandly enjoyed with dance performed in circles called garba and dandiya raas. The dancers usually sport colorful costumes.
Tiny clay pots are decorated to begin the Navarathir. Inside this, a small candle will be placed and all the women will perform dance moves all around. This light is referred to as the source of life.
On Dussehra, large sized depictions of demon Ravan are burnt, as per Ramayana, the Hindu epic mythology. It is said that during the starting of Navarathri, Rama had worshipped goddess Durga to give him the needed power to defeat Ravan. And that on the eighth day, he acquired the power and defeated Ravan on the day of Dussehra.
In south India, the festival is celebrated in the name Golu, particularly in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Various colorful dolls are kept in steps. And devotees worship the god with fasting all through the morning and feast in the evening.
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Devi |
Vijaya |
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Flower |
Malligai & Roja |
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Neivedhyam |
Sakkarai Pongal, Sweets |
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Thithi |
Dasam |
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Slokam |
Om Vijayaa Devyaisa Vidhmahe, Mahaa Nithyaayaisa Dheemahi, Thanno Devi Prachodayath |
