Dussehra is observed on the 10th day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashvina (September–October), following the nine nights of Sharad Navratri. It celebrates the victory of good over evil, marked by the triumph of the Hindu deity Rama over the demon king Ravana, who abducted Rama’s wife, Sita, as recounted in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
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