The Dussehra Festival
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| The Dussehra Festival |
The Dussehra is an important festival of the Hindus. It falls on the tenth of lunar month of Ashwin. It is celebrated all over India. It marks the memory of victory of Rama over Ravana.
It is celebrated for ten days. Scenes from the holy book are staged at night.
On the last day a big fair is held in a vast ground. Shops are set up. Sweet sell like hot cakes. Effigies of Ravana, Megnath and Kumbhkaran are set on fire. There is rush and crush everywhere. The festival comes to an end after 'Bharat Milap'.