Some facts on Dusshera festival
Dusshera festival A major Hindu festival celebrated at the end Navratri every year . It is observed in the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin , the seventh month of the Hindu luni - solar Calendar . This famous Hindu celebration says that the eigth incarnation Lord Vishnu , Lord Rama killed the ten headed devil , Ravana . In North India , it incorporates Ram Lila , a gala , a theoritical enactment of Rama's life story . Dusshera or Vijaydashami is an important Hindu festival which signifies the victory of good over evil Dusshera is not ony celebrated by Hindus , even Buddhists consider it a sacred day . They believed that on this day , King Ashoka converted into Buddhism . Dandiya and Garba are played during thee nine days The city of Mysore has traditionally been a major city of Dasara / Vijaydashami celebrations .