दशहरा daśhaharā

दशहरा daśaharā dashehra: (nm) a prominent Hindu festival celebrated on the tenth day of the month of क्वार to remember the victory of राम over रावण, symbolizing the conquest of good over evil.

दशहरा daśahrā [S. daśaharā-, f.], m. 1. the tenth day of the bright half of the month Jeṭh; the festival in honour of the river Ganges held on that day (which is regarded as the birthday of Ganges). *2. the tenth day of the bright half of the month Āśvin; the celebrations in honour of Durgā held on this day (vijayā-daśamī) as a culmination of the Durgāpūjā festival; the celebration of the victory of Rām over the demon Rāvaṇ, held on the same day.

दशहरा daśahrā. Dashehra The festival when the ten-headed Ravan’s effigy is burned. It is the memorial of the victory gained by Rama (God) and His children over Ravan (the vices). Dashehra culminates the night days of Navratri celebrations (see below).

H دسہرا दसहरा dasahrā [S. दश+हर+कः], s.m. lit. 'The taker away of ten sins'; the tenth of Jaiṭh śukl-paksh, the birthday of Gangā, and the festival held on that day (whoever bathes in the Ganges on that day is said to be purified from ten sorts of sins); — the tenth of Asin śukl-paksh, and the festival held on that day in honour of Durgā or Devī (on this day, after the worship and religious ceremonies performed during nine nights (nava-rātrī), images of Devī are thrown into the river. On this day, it is said, Rāma marched against Rāvana, on which account it is called vijay-dasamī. This day is celebrated with great pomp by Hindū princes; the weapons and instruments of war are hallowed; and, if war be intended, the campaign is then opened); — (local) The Mohammadan marriage ceremony in which the bridegroom visits the bride's house for ten days: — dasahrā-ḵẖarć, s.m. Expenses attending the Dasahrā festival; a cess levied by a zemīndar on his tenants (consisting of rice, milk, ghee, &c.).

Dashhera. A festival, a symbol of victory of good over evil,, a symbol of victory of good over evil, when people burn an effigy of Ravan.