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Dussehra 2022: Date, Time And Significance Of Dashami; 5 Sweets To Celebrate The Festival
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Dussehra 2022: Date, Time And Significance Of Dashami; 5 Sweets To Celebrate The Festival

[ad_1] We are well into the festive season of the year and Hindus across India are celebrating one of the major festivals - Navratri. Navratri coincides with the Bengali festival of Durga Puja, which is marked during the last four days of Navratri (from the sixth to the ninth day). This year, Navratri started on September 26, 2022 and will end today (on October 4, 2022). The next day is marked as Dussehra (or Vijaya Dashami by the Bengali community) that further leads to Diwali after 21 days.Dussehra (or Vijaya Dashami) is marked with much enthusiasm all over the country. It signifies the victory of good over evil. In North India, people burn effigies of Ravana (Ravan Dahan) to celebrate the victory of Lord Rama - it is believed that setting fire to the effigies of mythological demon als...