ദശഹരാ (വിജയാദശമീ)

🙏 എന്തിന് ആഘോഷിക്കുന്നു

Ashwin Shukla Dashami marks the triumph of good over evil. It is one of the most auspicious days to begin learning or a new venture.

📖 ഇതിന് പിന്നിലെ കഥ

Ravana, the ten-headed king of Lanka, carried away Sita. രാമൻ, with Lakshmana, Hanuman and the vanara army, built a bridge to Lanka and, after a long war, killed Ravana on this day. In the East the day ends the Durga Puja, as the Goddess returns to Kailash after slaying Mahishasura. In Maharashtra people exchange apta leaves as “gold”, remembering how Kubera rained gold for the student Kautsa.

🪔 എങ്ങനെ ആഘോഷിക്കാം

• Watch Ramlila and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies
• Do Shami puja and exchange apta or shami leaves
• Immerse Durga idols with sindoor khela (Bengal)
• Start learning (Vidyarambham) or buy vehicles and tools