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Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi-Urdu, [a] and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri.
After a child completes four years of age, on the occasion of Vijayadashami, the father or the instructor of the child chants and writes either the Panchaksharam or the Ashtaksharam mantra on whole wheat or grains of rice, piled on a banana leaf, placed in front of a puja. Holding the hand of the child, the father or the instructor traces the ...
On Vijayadashami, the traditional Dasara procession (locally known as " jumboo Savari ") is held on the streets of Mysore city. The main attraction of this procession is the idol of the Goddess Chamundeshwari which is placed on a golden mantapa (which is around 750 kilograms of gold) on the top of a decorated elephant.
This Hindu festival is all about good triumphing over evil. Here are 50 ideas for how to wish someone a happy Dussehra or Vijayadashami for the holiday in 2023.
14. May this Dussehra remind you of the beauty in overcoming challenges and achieving your dreams. 15. Happy Dussehra! Let’s create memories that shine brighter than the fireworks in the sky!
[112] [139] According to Rachel Fell McDermott, a scholar of South Asian, particular Bengali, studies, in Bengal during Navaratri (Dussehra elsewhere in India) the Durga puja is the main focus, although in the eastern and northeastern states the two are synonymous, but on Diwali the focus is on the puja dedicated to Kali.
Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, former Scion of Mysore Royal Family on the golden throne during the durbar. The earliest recorded history of dasara celebration was during the reign of emperor Devaraya II of the Vijayanagar Empire during the 15th century which has also been attested by the Persian traveler, Abdul Razzak who witnessed this festival during 1442 - 43 AD. [5]
Bommai golu in Tamil means doll decoration. Bommala Koluvu in Telugu means court of toys and Gombe Habba means doll festival in Kannada.It is a part of the annual Dasara-Vijayadasami Hindu festival where young girls and women display dolls, figurine, court life, everyday scenes along with the divine presence of the goddesses Saraswati, Parvati and Lakshmi in the Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu ...