2006-10-13 14:07:40 · 7 answers · asked by Abhinav G 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Did you mean "dasara"?
Dasara is celebrated allover India with a lot of fanfare and religious fervor. A religious as well as a social festival, Dasara is an occasion for pujas and festivities like music, dance and cultural programmes. In Southern India, especially in TamilNadu, Dasara is celebrated as Navarathiri.
Navarathiri means nine nights.
"Navarathiri Subarathiri" as an old movie song goes, signifies a very auspicious period.
Mythology
According to Hindu mythology, a very powerful Asura-demon king Mahishasuran prayed to the almighty and asked for a boon - that his death should at the hands of a woman and by no other human being or any form of living being.
On being granted his wish, he started inflicting atrocities on all human beings on the earth. He considered himself to be immortal as he thought that it was impossible for a woman or any female form of a human being to be powerful enough to kill him.
When his cruelty became unbearable, people prayed to Sakthi the consort of Lord Shiva to save them from the demon and to provide them with salvation. Sakthi then took the form of Durga and slayed the demon.
The fight between Durga and Mahishasuran is said to have lasted for nine days and nights.
Also read this:http://www.bnaiyer.com/studies/d-dasarah.html
2006-10-13 14:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was on the 2 October.
2006-10-13 14:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Truth ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the ten days following the Mahlaya Amavasai( Pithru paksha new moon). It comes in the Tamil month of Puratassi which is from mid Sept to mid Oct.The dates can neve be fixed since the normal calnder follows the sun cycle but this festival follows the lunar cycle
2006-10-13 14:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This year dasra festivals is already over on 2nd October.
2006-10-13 19:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Dashera has already gone it was on 2nd Oct. Sorry U missed it.
2006-10-14 08:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by Mona S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is over.....2nd Oct. was the last day of Dasara........
Abhinav..where are you? Were you in deep slumbers?
2006-10-14 20:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by Electric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next year and all coming yrs not this yr.
2006-10-15 06:43:51 · answer #7 · answered by Antsan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋