Our festival-Dussehra

                                         My favorite festival

                                                  Dussehra

        In our diverse country, people of many castes and cultures live. Different festivals are celebrated in India just like the diversity of people. Dussehra is one of the most widely celebrated festivals.

         I love Dussehra very much. Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day after the marriage. Dussehra is also called Vijayadashami. It is said that Rama conquered Ravana on this day. Navratra festival is celebrated for nine days in Ghatsthapana. In many places, the pilgrimage to the Goddess lasts for nine days. Due to the yatra, there is an atmosphere of excitement and joy in our village. We have a lot of fun traveling. Buys a variety of items on the trip. I love balloons. Every year I take balloons of different colors. Akashpalana plays. After nine days of Aarti of Goddess, we organize various programs and games.

         On the tenth day, Dussehra is the day. We all start preparing for Dussehra from morning. My mother make rangoli in front of the door. My father washes the cars in the house and I help him with this. Tai and I make a garland of marigold flowers and a mango pylon and put it in the house. In the evening everyone wears new clothes. The mother prepares for the puja. After the pooja, we go to meet the elders by giving them apatya leaves to seek their blessings.

          On this day at night, a statue of Ravana is made and his idol is burnt.