Dussehra At a Glance... CULTURE FESTIVALS Diwali Dussehra Karwa Chauth Ganpati Raksha Bandhan The effigies of Ravana and Meghnada in the community park at Sheikh Sarai, south Delhi. Ravana and his companions are proceeding in a float atop a truck, and he is shown taking a swig from a Pepsi bottle: evil finds evil! The truck winds its way through the streets of Sheikh Sarai, a community in south ...

By Malini Bisen The festival of Dassera, also known as Vijayadashmi, is one of the fascinating festivals of India and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm for ten continuous days. The first nine nights are spent in the worship of goddess Durga and hence these nights are known as Navaratri . This festival falls in the month of Ashwin (September / October). The tenth day of the Dassera day is in ...