The first big festival of the season, Dussehra is typically celebrated for 10 days in anticipation of the beginning of harvest season. In Bangalore Dussehra has added meaning, as it is taken to commemorate the victory of the goddess Cahmundeshwari over the demon Mahishasur. It is celebrated through an assortment of religious performances and rituals, which are intended to activate the fertility of the soil and invoke the mother goddess Ravana. Travelers can expect to see bonfires and fireworks, paper and wood effigies of Ravana (which are later burnt), and to have a tika (red spot) painted on their foreheads by enthusiastic devotees.
Region/City Name:
Bangalore
Event Date:
October 6, 2011
Venue:
Various
Event Time:
Various
Date Text:
6 October 2011
