Vijayadasami (Sanskrit: विजयदशमी) also known as Dussehra (Sanskrit: दशहरा) an important Hindu festival celebrated in a variety of ways in India and Nepal.[3]
Dasa-hara is a form of Dasanan ravan ("Ravana's defeat").[4]
The day marks the victory of Durga over the demon Mahishasura. The goddess fought with evil for ten days and nine nights.
