{"id":2387,"date":"2020-10-19T10:51:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T10:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.228.189.90\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:04:34","slug":"dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Best Places To Witness Dussehra Celebrations in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13377\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13377 size-full\" title=\"Best Places To Witness Dussehra Celebrations in India\" src=\"http:\/\/34.228.189.90\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01.png\" alt=\"Best Places To Witness Dussehra Celebrations in India\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01.png 800w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01-630x420.png 630w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01-681x454.png 681w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-Best-Places-To-Witness-Dussehra-Celebrations-in-India-01-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Freepik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the major Hindu festivals are a celebration of the good over the evil! Dussehra or Vijayadashami, celebrated on the 10th day (Dashami) of the Ashwin month according to the Hindu calendar, also falls under this category. Whether commemorating the triumph of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura or that of Lord Rama over Ravana, the essence of Dussehra lies in the victory of <em>Dharma <\/em>over <em>Adharma. <\/em>Dussehra 2021 will be celebrated on October 15.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor: pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #aaaaaa;color:#aaaaaa\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #aaaaaa;color:#aaaaaa\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Dussehra_celebrations_in_India\" title=\"Dussehra celebrations in India:\">Dussehra celebrations in India:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Kolkatas_Durga_Pujo\" title=\"Kolkata&#8217;s Durga Pujo:\">Kolkata&#8217;s Durga Pujo:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Mysores_Royal_Dasara\" title=\"Mysore&#8217;s Royal Dasara:\">Mysore&#8217;s Royal Dasara:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Navratri_in_Gujarat\" title=\"Navratri in Gujarat:\">Navratri in Gujarat:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Ram_Leela_in_Delhi_and_Varanasi\" title=\"Ram Leela in Delhi and Varanasi:\">Ram Leela in Delhi and Varanasi:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Lord_Raghunaths_Rath_Yatra_in_Kullu_Valley\" title=\"Lord Raghunath\u2019s Rath Yatra in Kullu Valley:\">Lord Raghunath\u2019s Rath Yatra in Kullu Valley:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/#Dussehra_as_a_tribal_festival_in_Chhattisgarhs_Bastar\" title=\"Dussehra as a tribal festival in Chhattisgarh\u2019s Bastar:\">Dussehra as a tribal festival in Chhattisgarh\u2019s Bastar:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dussehra_celebrations_in_India\"><\/span>Dussehra celebrations in India:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The festivities usually begin 9 days before (called Navaratris) and culminate with Dussehra on the 10th day. Each day of the Navaratris is dedicated to different aspects of Goddess Shakti. Devotees observe fast and perform pooja to the divine avatars of Shakti.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2956\" src=\"http:\/\/34.228.189.90\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-Avatars-of-Maa-Durga-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"9 Avatars of Maa Durga\" width=\"687\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-Avatars-of-Maa-Durga-scaled.jpg 687w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-Avatars-of-Maa-Durga-275x1024.jpg 275w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-Avatars-of-Maa-Durga-412x1536.jpg 412w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-Avatars-of-Maa-Durga-550x2048.jpg 550w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-Avatars-of-Maa-Durga-113x420.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/34.228.189.90\/dussehra-celebrations-in-india-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dussehra celebrations<\/a> in different parts of India are characterized by cheerful cultural fairs and activities, plays and dance performances, fasts and feasts, bonfires and the burning of towering effigies of Ravana. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fly to India<\/a>, join the festivities, and experience ecstasy!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kolkatas_Durga_Pujo\"><\/span>Kolkata&#8217;s Durga Pujo:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Durga Pujo is the biggest festival in West Bengal and is certainly celebrated in the grandest manner, especially in Kolkata. With the entire city decked up in colorful lights and dotted with elaborately decorated Puja Pandals housing imposing idols of Ma Durga, Dussehra in \u2018The City of Joy\u2019 is unlike anywhere else in India! Durga Pujo begins on the sixth day of Navratri and ends with the immersion of the idol on the tenth day, i.e., Dussehra. The festivities include cultural rituals (like Kumari Pooja, Sindoor Khela), traditional dhunuchi dance to dhaak beats, and a resplendent food scene (Bhog).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mysores_Royal_Dasara\"><\/span>Mysore&#8217;s Royal Dasara:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dussehra, called Dasara in Karnataka, is celebrated with tremendous pomp and splendor in Mysore. The royal Mysore Palace dazzles with the radiance cast by 1,00,000 light bulbs arranged to mark the Dussehra celebrations. Several cultural programs, fun activities, competitions, food fests, flower shows, exhibitions, etc. are organized at various venues. The highlights of Mysore Dasara celebrations are the Jamboo Savari (a traditional procession) and the torchlight parade on the 10th day.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Navratri_in_Gujarat\"><\/span>Navratri in Gujarat:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Navratri in Gujarat is a nine-night cultural fest of traditional dance and music! Men and women dress up in colorful traditional attire and perform folk dances like Garba and Dandiya to pay their tribute to Ma Ambe, an aspect of Goddess Shakti. Witnessing the locals indulge in rhythmic dance after the evening aarti is the best thing to do during the Navratri celebrations in Gujarat! You\u2019ll love the festive aura replete with zest and devotion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ram_Leela_in_Delhi_and_Varanasi\"><\/span>Ram Leela in Delhi and Varanasi:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dussehra celebrations of Delhi and Varanasi feature Ram Leela, the theatrical performance of events from the great Hindu epic <em>The Ramayana<\/em>. Varanasi&#8217;s 200-year-old tradition of staging Ram Leela at Ramnagar <a href=\"http:\/\/34.228.189.90\/reasons-to-visit-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">draws many tourists to India<\/a> during the festival season. Huge stages will be set up at places like Ramlila Maidan, Red Fort grounds, etc. in Delhi, where devotees throng to view the life story of their beloved Ram and Sita. The celebrations reach their zenith on the 10th day with Ravan Dahan amid the spectacular display of fireworks. The collapsing effigies of Ravana, Meghnad, and Kumbhakaran are symbolic of \u2018virtue overpowering vice\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lord_Raghunaths_Rath_Yatra_in_Kullu_Valley\"><\/span>Lord Raghunath\u2019s Rath Yatra in Kullu Valley:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The beautiful valley of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh is known for its large-scale Dussehra celebrations that last for a week. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kullu_Dussehra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dussehra in Kullu<\/a> is associated with local folklore of Raja Jagat Singh\u2019s salvation by the grace of Lord Ragunath. Hence, a grand Rath Yatra (procession) is organized every year, and the idols of various local gods and goddesses are carried to the Dhalpur Maidan with great fanfare. Music, dance, and food are integral to Kullu&#8217;s Dussehra celebrations. The festival concludes with the burning of a heap of dry leaves, grass, and twigs by the side of the Beas River, alluding to Lanka Dahan.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dussehra_as_a_tribal_festival_in_Chhattisgarhs_Bastar\"><\/span>Dussehra as a tribal festival in Chhattisgarh\u2019s Bastar:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bastar&#8217;s Dussehra, celebrated for 75 days, is one of the longest festivals in the world! Interestingly, Dussehra celebrations in Bastar are dedicated to the local deity, Devi Danteshwari. Different tribes come together for the festival arrangements and harmoniously practice their respective rituals to express their gratitude towards nature&#8217;s bounty. The major attraction is the Rath Yatra, in which a massive 8-wheeled chariot (made by the locals) is tugged along the brightly illuminated streets by more than 400 people!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b><i>Disclaimer:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i>Indian Eagle claims no credit for the images featured on its blog site. All the visual content is copyrighted to its respective owners only. We mention the source name of the image whenever possible and found. However, if we miss acknowledging the owner\u2019s source, please contact us. In case, owners don\u2019t want us to use their images, we will remove them promptly. We believe in providing proper attribution to the original author, artist, and photographer.\u00a0<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the major Hindu festivals are a celebration of the good over the evil! 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