Question

Short essay on dussehra

Answer 1

The festival of Dussehra is also known as Vijayadashmi and celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm by the Hindu people all over the India. It is one of the most important religious festivals of the India. According to the historical beliefs and most famous Hindu scripture, the Ramayana, it has been mentioned that Lord Rama had performed a chandi-puja (holy prayer in order to get blessings of the Goddess Durga Mata to kill the powerful demon, Ravana. Ravana was ten-headed demon king of the Sri Lanka who had kidnapped the wife of Lord Rama, Seeta to take revenge of his sister, Suparnakha. From then, the day Lord Rama killed Ravana was started celebrating as the Dussehra festival. Everywhere lights are on and whole environment becomes full of sound of firecrackers. People and kids used to see the fair including ram-lila whole night. Various important events of the life of Lord Rama are demonstrated by the real people in the Ram Lila. Thousands of men, women and children of the nearby regions get together in the Ram Lila ground to enjoy the show. There are different customs and traditions of celebrating Dussehra festival in various regions of the country. Somewhere it is celebrated for whole ten days and priests of the temple recites mantras and stories from the Ramayana in front of the big crowed of the devotees. Somewhere a big fair of Ram Lila is staged for several days or a month.

Answer 2

Dussehra is an important festival of the Hindus. It is celebrated before Diwali. Lord Rama killed the demon king Ravana on this day. Dussehra gives the message that there is always victory of truth over evil. Lord Rama's life is enacted in public grounds. It is called 'Ram Lila'. Many people go to different parks to see 'Ram Lila'. It continues for ten days. On the tenth day, huge effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakaran and Meghnad filled with crackers are erected. Then they are put to fire in a big open ground, Many people gather to see this sight. Children enjoy the fireworks and the fair. We should learn lessons from Lord Rama's life.