| Vijayadasami (a.k.a Dussehra, Dasara) is a | | | | victory of Good over Evil. It is also |
| festival celebrated all over India. The | | | | regarded as an auspicious occasion to start |
| festival falls on the tenth day of the bright | | | | new ventures in any field.The festival of |
| half (waxing moon) of the Hindu month of | | | | Navaratri comes to a close with Vijayadasami. |
| Aswiyuja. The festivities last 10 days and | | | | It is in celebration of the victory of |
| Dasara marks the culmination of the festival. | | | | Goddess Durga, also known as Mahishasura |
| It is also referred to as Navaratri. | | | | Mardini, who defeated the buffalo demon |
| Basically, the legend, as it is in the case | | | | Mahishasura. |
| of most of the festivals, comprises the | | | | |