Dussehra is celebrated in North India by burning effigies of Raavan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad.
It is celebrated for different reasons all over the Indian subcontinent. In the southern, eastern, and northeastern states of India, Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, remembering goddess Durga's victory over the buffalo demon Mahishasura.
In Northern India, it is celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana. It is celebrated by burning the towering effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhkarna and son Meghnaad, symbolizing that evil is burnt with fireworks marking evil's destruction.
Dussehra also marks the beginning of the preparation of the biggest Hindu festival of Diwali.
The Indian cricket fraternity sent across their wishes on the occasion of Dussehra.
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