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DUSSEHRA ESSAY 5 (300 WORDS) 
Dussehra is the most significant festival of the Hindu religion celebrated all across the 
country. It falls every year in the month of September or October twenty days earlier to the 
Diwali festival. The celebration of Dussehra indicates the victory of Lord Rama over demon 
king Ravana. Lord Rama symbolizes truth and Ravana represents evil power. It is a great 
ceremonial and religious festival celebrated by the Hindu people with the worship of 
goddess Durga. The tradition and culture of celebrating this festival varies from region to 
region in the country. 
It is a ten days long festival, nine days of which is celebrated by worshipping the goddess 
Durga and tenth day as Vijay Dashmi when people celebrate the victory of Lord Rama over 
the demon King, Ravana. A huge preparation for this festival takes place which starts few 
days earlier to the exact date. A big fair is held for whole ten days or a whole month where 
people from far regions come to make shops and stalls of all things necessary for the 
people. It takes place in the Ram-Lila ground in every society or community where a huge 
fair is held with the dramatic show of legends of Dussehra for all days. Paper models of the 

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Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnath are prepared in the Ram Lila ground and real people 
play the role of Rama, Seta and Lakshman. 
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. 
DUSSEHRA ESSAY 6 (400 WORDS) 
Dussehra festival is one of the most significant and longest festivals of the India. It is 
celebrated every year with full enthusiasm, faith, love and honour by the people of Hindu 
religion all over the country. It is really the great time to enjoy by all. Students also get 
holidays for many days from their schools and colleges to fully enjoy the festival of 
Dussehra. This festival falls two or three weeks earlier to the Diwali every year in the 
month of September or October. People wait for this festival to occur with huge patience. 
India is a country which is very famous for its culture and tradition, fair and festivals. It is 
a country of fairs and festivals where people celebrate and enjoy every festival with great joy 
and faith. The festival of Dussehra has been declared by the government of India as the 
gazetted holiday to allow people to fully enjoy this festival as well as giving importance to 
the Hindu festival. The meaning of Dussehra is the victory of Lord Rama over the ten 
headed demon king Ravana. The real meaning of the word Dussehra is the defeat of ten 
headed (Dus head) demon on tenth day of this festival. Tenth day of this festival is 
celebrated by burning the Ravana clones by the people all over the country. 
There are many myths related to this festival according to the customs and traditions of the 
people in many regions of the country. This festival was started celebrating by the people of 
Hindu religion from the day Lord Rama had killed the demon king Ravana on the day of 
Dussehra (means 10th day of Ashwayuja month of Hindu calendar). Lord Rama had killed 
Ravana because he had kidnapped the Mata Seeta and was not agree to return her to the 
Lord Rama. Lord Rama had won the war with Ravana by the help of younger brother 
Lakshman and Vanar soldier of Hanuman. 
According to the Hindu Scripture, Ramayana, it is mentioned that Lord Ram had 
performed Chandi Hom to make goddess Durga happy and get blessings. In this way Lord 
Rama, got victory by knowing the secret of Ravana‟s killing on 10th day of the war. Finally, 
he retained his wife Seeta safely after killing the Ravana. Dussehra festival is also known 
as the Durgotsav because it is considered that on the same day another demon called 
Mahishasura was killed by the Mata Durga on the tenth day. A huge fair of Ramlila takes 
place in the Ram-Lila ground where people from nearby regions come to see the fair and 
dramatic representation of the ramlila. 
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