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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

Ashvina Shukla Dashami (Sep–Oct) · Durga; Rama

The tenth day of victory: Rama over Ravana and Durga over Mahishasura, when effigies burn and the Goddess departs.

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  • Victory and Light Treatise

    Vijayadashami, or Dussehra, on the tenth tithi of bright Ashvina, is the day of victory: Rama's defeat of Ravana and Durga's defeat of Mahishasura, marked by the…