Dussehra (Dasara) Festival

The first big festival of the season, Dussehra is typically celebrated for 10 days in anticipation of the beginning of harvest season. In Bangalore Dussehra has added meaning, as it is taken to commemorate the victory of the goddess Cahmundeshwari over the demon Mahishasur. It is celebrated through an assortment of religious performances and rituals, which are intended to activate the fertility of the soil and invoke the mother goddess Ravana. Travellers can expect to see bonfires and firewor
Event Date: 6 October 2011
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