Online Sambalpur Team Wishes Happy Dusshera & Happy Vijaya Dashami to all

Vijaya Dashami, popularly known as Dussehra, is observed on the Dashami Tithi (tenth day) in the Hindu month of Ashwin), Shukla Paksha (waxing or the brighter phase of the Lunar cycle).

On this day Lord Rama killed Ravana, and Goddess Durga triumphed over the buffalo Demon Mahishasura. That is why the day is also referred to as the ‘victory of good over evil’.

Vijayadashami celebrations include processions to a river or oceanfront that involve carrying clay statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya, accompanied by music and chants, after which the images are immersed in the water for dissolution and farewell. In other places, towering effigies of Ravana, symbolizing evil, are burnt with fireworks, marking evil’s destruction.