Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year.The festival name is derived from the Sanskrit words dasha “ten” and hara “defeat”.
It marks Hindu god Rama’s victory over 10-headed demon king Ravana and the triumph of good over evil. The epic Ramayana narates story of the Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu,who wins the lovely Sita for his wife, only to have her carried off by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.
In the end of the Navratri festival, Dussehra is celebrated, where the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Meghanada are burnt to mark the victory of good (Rama) over evil forces on Vijayadashami.
