DUSSEHRA:
                THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER THE EVIL
                                                                                                           -AACHAL BURANDE
              
             
 Dussehra, also called Vijayadashami , in Hindism, holiday marking the 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"). Symbolising the victory of good over the evil,Dussehra is celebrated on the 10th day of month of Ashvina (september- october), the seventh month of the Hindu calender, with the appearance of the full moon, an event called the “bright fortnight” ( Shukla paksha). Dussehra is coincides with the culmination of nine days of Navaratri Festival.

            

                 As India is the country with different states, different religions, different traditions in India, Dussehra is celebrated all over the India but good & evil changes as the state changes. In the eastern part of India, Vijayadashami is the celebration of Goddes Durga’s triumph over the invincible Buffalo king Mahishasura.
Both the legends signify the victory of good over evil.  Mysore’s Dasara, as they call it, is one of the most spectacular Vijayadashami celebrations in India. One of the biggest highlights of the 10 days celebration is the beautifully illuminated Mysore Palace. The city honours Goddess Chamundeswari’s victory over the great demon Mahishasura. In Odisha, Bengal and Tripura, Dussehra celebrations are not quite tied to the epic battle of the Ramayana unlike the other parts of the country. Rather they celebrate the victory of Goddess
Durga over Mahishasura. On the 10th day after the ritual of Sindoor Daan, they offer sweets, betel leaves and prasad to the idol of Durga and bid her a tearful goodbye. In other parts of countries, Dusshera is celebrated to mark Lord Rama’s victory over the demon Ravana that signifies the triumph of good over evil. On Dussehra, huge effigies of Ravana are burnt with fireworks which symbolize the quelling of darkness by light. 

                As Dussehra is a week-long festival celebrated in majestic style in northern India, Kullu Dussehra is one of the most popular events of Himachal Pradesh, signifying the victory of good over evil. According to the mythology, Kullu was under the control of Raja Jagat Singh in the 16th century. At some point he got to know that someone by the name of Durgadutt had charming pearls. The Raja tried everything to have that pearls. Though Durgadutt made him clear that the information was not correct, all his requests were hopeless. He offered him the last chance of giving the pearls but he did not and as a result Durgadutt set himself and his own family on fire and cursed the
Raja Jagat Singh for his brutality.


Thereafter, he felt guilty and took advice form a Brahmin. The sacred man asked him to get back the statue of Lord Raghunath from the kingdom of Lord Ram. Worried, the Raja decided to send the Brahmin to Ayodhya. One day, he took the statue and started his way back trip to Kullu. When the locals of Ayodhya came to know that the idol of Lord Raghunath was missing, they left in search of him. The people found the Brahmin with Raghunath ji on the banks of Saryu River. Then he started telling them the story of the king. When the people picked up the idol while heading towards Ayodhya it was heavy, but to their amazement the idol became light as they moved to Kullu. When the Brahmin reached Kullu, the idol of Raghunath ji was installed. Subsequently, the king had a sip of the Charan-Amrit of the statue of the Raghunath ji and the curse was repealed. This myth is associated with the Kullu Dusshera.
अधर्म पर  धर्म की विजय
असत्य पर सत्य की विजय
बुराई पर अच्छाई की विजय
पाप पर पुण्य की विजय
अत्याचार पर सदाचार की विजय
क्रोध पर दया, क्षमा की विजय
अज्ञान पर ज्ञान की विजय
रावण पर श्रीराम की विजय
के प्रतीक पावन पर्व
विजयादशमी की हार्दीक शुभकामनायेँ।

 


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