Dussehra 2022: The festival of Navratri has started everywhere. After worshiping the goddess for nine days, the tenth day is Vijayadashami i.e. Dussehra. (Dussehra 2022) This festival is celebrated, Dussehra is one of the three and a half Muhurtas. After two years of Corona period, this year Dussehra (Dussehra 2022) It will be celebrated on 5 October. Vijayadashami (Vijayadashmi) That is, Ashwin Shuddh Dashami is considered an important day in Indian culture.
On the day of Dussehra, one starts a new work out of three and a half Muhurtas. Some people buy new vehicles, accessories as well as clothes, gold on this day. On this Dussehra special worship is done to Saraswati, the goddess of learning. Aparajita Devi is worshiped on this day. In Maharashtra, houses are decorated with mango leaves and marigold flowers. It is customary to worship with marigold flowers on Dussehra. Along with this, there is also a custom of going from house to house to give Apatya leaves in the form of gold. Similarly, know how Dussehra is celebrated in different states of India.
Dussehra in different regions of India
Maharashtra
Katkari tribal women perform a special dance on this day in Maharashtra. This is called Dussehra dance. Also, the people of the Banjara community worship agricultural weapons and iron tools. The house is decorated with mango leaves and marigold flowers. It is customary to worship with marigold flowers on Dussehra. There is also a tradition of distributing apatya leaves in the form of ‘gold’.
North India
Dussehra festival is celebrated for seven days in the Kullu Valley in the foothills of the Himalayas in North India. At this time Raghunath Yatra is taken out. Ramlila performances are a theatrical feature of Navratri popular in North India. The nine-day long Ramlila drama culminates with Ravana’s slaughter on Vijayadashami. At this time, he installed a huge effigy of Ravana and burnt it. Dussehra of Kullu city is special. The procession begins on this day with the worship of Raghunathji.
Gujarat
Dussehra is celebrated in Somnath and Dwarka. On Dussehra, the goddess of Junagadh is worshiped by a Brahmin priest.
Chattisgarh
Dussehra is celebrated for about two and a half months in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. This festival is considered to be the festival of Goddess Danteshwari. In this episode, importance has been given to the victory of Rama over Ravana.
Punjab
Ravan Dahan is done on the day of Dussehra in Punjab. On this day people celebrate this festival happily by feeding each other sweets.
South India
In Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, a form of the goddess is worshiped every three days of nine days. Lakshmi is worshiped for the first three days, Saraswati for the next three days and Durga for the last three days. It is the worship of wealth, art, education and power. On this day people give sweets and gifts to each other. Dussehra and processions in Mysore are famous all over the world.
Andra Pradesh
Kanakadurga Temple is located on the Indrakiladri mountain in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The Shardiya Navratri festival is celebrated here. Simultaneously, on the day of Dussehra, Goddess Krishna floats in the river in a swan-shaped boat called ‘Thepotsavam’. Also, Ayudha Puja is also performed in the temple.
kolhapur
Kolhapur, which means Karveer Sansthan in the state of Maharashtra, is famous for the temple of Ambabai Devi. The Dussehra festival here is also unique. This ceremony takes place in the historic Dussehra Chowk there. Shahu Maharaj’s heirs participate in this event. In the evening the procession starts from Bhavani Mandap. Various instruments, cannon sounds, musical bands, shehnai, elephants and horses come out in the procession. The royal family and all citizens enjoy this event. Shami worships, chants and worships the idol of Shahu Maharaj.
Mysore
A special attraction of Dussehra in Mysore is the procession of Goddess Chamundeshwari on a decorated elephant. Tourists from all over the country and abroad come to India to see this festival. Music, dance, musical instruments, procession of elephants, horses, camels are the special attractions of this festival.
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