Happy Dussehra!
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Dussehra/ Vijayadashami, in Hinduism, holiday marksthe triumph of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu, over the 10-headed demon king Ravana, who abducted Rama’s wife, Sita. The festival’s name is derived from the Sanskrit words dasha (“ten”) and hara (“defeat”). Symbolizing the victory of good over evil, Dussehra is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Ashvina (September–October), the seventh month of the Hindu calendar, with the appearance of the full moon, an event called the “bright fortnight” (shukla paksha). Dussehra coincides with the culmination of the nine-day Navratri festival and with the tenth day of the Durga Puja festival. For many, it marks the beginning of preparation for Diwali, which occurs 20 days after Dussehra.
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Aww beautiful pictures and post, Am, thank you for sharing! 💛
Happy Dussehra to everyone celebrating! 💛
Lots of love and light to everyone! 💛
Thank you Sun! 🥹✨💕
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Looks like a fun festival.
Yes, it is!
Well, Diwali is around the corner it is even more fun. 😄
Happy Dussehra to you all! Thanks for sharing the info about this day of celebration. It's always nice to learn about different cultures and how each of us celebrate special events. I enjoyed reading your post.
Thank you so much! Happy Dussehra!
Yes, it's definitely amazing how we come from different cultures and celebrate it all together here. Thought I'd share about the fun times with y'all. And of course this festival is about the victory of good over evil. So, I thought this is the right place to share it so that we all are able to get the message of not letting the negative thoughts win and find hope. 🌻✨
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This type of information post may perhaps be more suited for the communities of "Around the World" and/or "Religion & Spirituality." As I am a part of both of those other communities, I was a bit surprised to find this type of post here.
Still, as you mentioned, the fight of good vs evil and the triumph of Good is certainly something Positive and something to be Grateful for! And, more learning - festivals or culture or other language or how something is celebrated - for me, just that part is worth being thankful for also! (Okay, that sentence is hard to read. Sorry, I guess maybe I *am* tired. go figure :\ <3 Platy
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Thank you! Happy Dussehra! ❤️
@Yougotmyback Thank you! ✨
This is beautiful! I’ve never heard of this before.
Wait for Diwali! 💕
That's even more beautiful when we light up all the houses and when we step out on the streets it's all shining bright. We meet each other and distribute sweets.
I love festivals! ❤️
And it's amazing how we all have different festivals and they're so unique. It's always nice to know about them from here. ✨
I wish I knew someone that celebrated. I’d make them invite me over for a party so I could see what it’s like! 😭