Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following festivals is also known as 'Vijayadashmi’?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "Dussehra"
Key Points
- Hindus celebrate Dussehra, also known as Dasara or Vijayadashami, as the victory of Rama, a Vishnu avatar, over the ten-headed demon king Ravana, who kidnapped Rama's bride, Sita.
- The festival of Dussehra is observed with great zeal and grandeur.
- It includes Ram Lila, a grand theatrical presentation of Rama's life narrative performed in North India.
- In open fields at night, effigies of Ravana—often combined with those of Meghnada, Ravana's son, and Kumbhkarana, Ravana's brother—are lit on fire.
Additional Information
- Onam is an annual harvest festival in India that is mostly observed by Keralan Hindus.
- Diwali, often known as the "Festival of Lights," is observed by lighting lamps and setting off rockets and crackers.
- Pongal, also known as Thai Pongal, is a several-day Hindu harvest festival that Tamil people in India and Sri Lanka celebrate.
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