Happy Dussehra 2020 - Hindu festival

Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra, It is an important Hindu festival that signifies the victory of good over evil. This annual festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour by Hindus across the world on the tenth day of the Navratri, which falls on the tenth day of Ashwin or Kartik months as per the Hindi calendar.

Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of Indian. In the southern, eastern, northeastern, and some northern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, remembering the goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura to restore and protect dharma. Idols of Goddess Durga are worshipped and, at the end of celebrations, are traditionally immersed in water. In South India, these 10 days of Dussehra celebrations are spectacular. Dolls made of clay are arranged in houses and intricately decorated, usually with a theme.

In the northern, central, and western states, the festival is called Dussehra. In these regions, it marks the end of "Ramlila" and remembers God Rama's victory over the Ravan. On the very same occasion, Arjuna alone decimated more than 1,000,000 soldiers and defeated all Kuru warriors including Bhishma, Drona, Ashwatthama, Karna, and Kripa, a significant example of the victory of good (Dharma) over evil (Adharma).

Vijayadashami celebrations include processions to a river or ocean front that involve carrying clay statues of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya, accompanied by music and chants, after which the images are immersed in the water for dissolution and farewell. Elsewhere, on Dasara, towering effigies of Ravan, symbolising evil, are burnt with fireworks, marking evil's destruction. The festival also starts the preparations for Diwali, the important festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after Vijayadashami.

The food, we eat on Dussehra.

• Chholia Paneer Rasedaar.
• Pindi Chane.
• Black Chana and Sweet Potato Chaat.
• Soya Murtabak with Tomato-Lemon Sauce.
• Raw Papaya Kebabs with Aloo Bhukhara Chutney.
• Paneer Kundan Kaliyan.
• Peach and Paan Koftas in Korma Sauce.
• Khoya Tarts.