Vijayadashami

Today, people in North India celebrate Dussehra or Vijayadashami. This day celebrates the victory of Rāma over the demon Rāvana. This episode, recounted in the Rāmāyana, tells that Rāvana, king of Lanka, kidnapped Sita, the wife of the god Rāma, and sequestered her on his island. Rāma then made an alliance with Sugreeva and his minister… #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #india #nepal #Dussehra