The festival of Dussehra lasts for ten days and most Indian communities celebrate it with great fanfare. During the festival ‘Ramleela’ or the story of Rama is enacted by professional dance companies and amateur troupes. On the last day of the festival tableau depicting scenes from Ramayana pass from the streets. Young men and small boys enact Rama, his brother Lakshman, the demon King of Lanka Ravana besides others. Tableau depicting Rama and Ravana engaged in battle and Ravana’s defeat are quite popular.
Effigies of ten-headed Ravana and other demons are burnt at sunset in a colourful ceremony. Person enacting Lord Rama fires an arrow aiming the huge effigies of Meghnada and Kumbhakarna first. Finally an arrow is shot into Ravana's effigy amidst the shouts of "Ramchandra ki jai" by the people who gather in large numbers to witness the annual event. The ceremony is symbolic of victory of good over evil.
In Bengal, Dusshera is celebrated as Durga Puja. Idols of the goddess Durga are worshipped for nine days. On the tenth day the idols are immersed in a body of water, such as a river or pond. In Mysore, caparisoned elephants lead a colorful procession through the streets of the city.
Effigies of ten-headed Ravana and other demons are burnt at sunset in a colourful ceremony. Person enacting Lord Rama fires an arrow aiming the huge effigies of Meghnada and Kumbhakarna first. Finally an arrow is shot into Ravana's effigy amidst the shouts of "Ramchandra ki jai" by the people who gather in large numbers to witness the annual event. The ceremony is symbolic of victory of good over evil.
In Bengal, Dusshera is celebrated as Durga Puja. Idols of the goddess Durga are worshipped for nine days. On the tenth day the idols are immersed in a body of water, such as a river or pond. In Mysore, caparisoned elephants lead a colorful procession through the streets of the city.
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