Friday, September 25, 2009

Vijaya Dasami / Dussera Wishes To All




Dussera Subhakankshalu !!!


Vijaya Dashami is the victory of good over evil – Goddess Durga annihilating Mahisha and Lord Ram defeating Ravana. Symbolically, it is the prolonged struggle against the ego and ignorance in each human being. After the struggle there is the day of new beginnings – Vijaya Dasami.

Dasara is observed on the tenth day of the waxing phase of moon in Ashwin month. Dasara 2009 date is September 28. Dasara marks the end of the Navratri festival and Durga Puja.
On the final day of Dussera celebrations, huge effigies of Ravana, Kumbakarna and Meghnath are burned.In Bengal, Goddess Durga immersion or Visarjan takes place on the day.




Source : Hindu Blog


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hFk6FDrZBc
This applies to Congress pseudo-secularist pseudo-democracy also.

More about the speaker:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeny_Morozov