How Hindus Celebrate Dashara
Dashara
is considered as one of the prime festivals of the Hindus. This festival
symbolizes the win of the good on the evil. The festival is held on the last
day of Durga Puja i.e. the Vijaya Dashami. Precisely, this festival is
celebrated among the Hindus of North India.
According
to the mythology, this festival is celebrated on the occasion of the victory of
Rama, savior over Ravana, the evil king of Lanka. During the festival the huge
effigies of Ravana and Kumbhakarna are made, full of crackers. Considering
those effigies as the symbol evils people organize a drama where the roles of
Lord Rama, Laxmana, Sita and Hanuman are portrayed by the artists. This drama
is known as the ‘Ramlila’. At the conclusion of the Ramlila, the effigies are
set on fire and the crackers start to burst. In this way the victory of good on
the evil is celebrated on the day of Dashara.
