Dussehra: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Dassera • Dasehra • Dashahara • Dashera • Daśaharā

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Large effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghanad stand illuminated at dusk, with one effigy engulfed in flames and fireworks as people watch during Dussehra festival in New Delhi.

A large crowd watches and records as a towering effigy of Ravana with ten heads burns in flames during Dussehra celebrations at night in Mumbai, India.

Scenes from the Ramayana enacted during Ramlila

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