Slide 1: Dussehra
Slide 2: Dussehra is a festival celebrated across India.
Slide 3: It is culmination of the 10-day annual festival of Navaratri – which literally means 9 nights.
Slide 4: The 10th day/night after Navaratri heralds the festival of Dussehra, that commemorates…
Slide 5: …the legend in which the Goddess Durga, vanquishes the demon Mahishasura.
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Slide 6: the same festival also commemorates the victory of Rama, over the ten headed demon Ravana.
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Slide 7: The Ramlila, a dramatization of the Ramayana is enacted as street-side plays during these days
Slide 8: On the 10th day effigies of Ravana are burnt, signifying the victory of good over evil.
Slide 9: On this day, people inaugurate new ventures, ceremonially asking God to bless new beginnings.
Slide 10: Thank you
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