Happy Dusshera

~Happy Dusshera ~

Vijaydashmi commonly known as Dusshera is one of the 

most important festivals celebrated with great enthusiasm 

throughout India. The day  is celebrated to commemorate the

 victory of Lord Rama over the ten headed demon king Ravana.

 Besides this, the day also marks the victory of Goddess Durga

 over the demons. The festival of Dusshera spreads the 

message of victory of truth and goodness over evil. 

Ravana - the ten headed demon 

As per the Hindu mythology king Rama along with his 

younger brother Laxman  and a huge army of monkeys headed

by monkey deity Hanuman fought a great battle to get Sita, his 

abducted wife back from the demon. The entire narrative is 

beautifully  recorded in the religious epic Ramayana. Several 

plays and performances known as Ramleela are performed

 throughout the fortnight. Actors dress up in colorful masks and 

attire and beautifully enact the life and chivalry of Rama.

Ravana, the primary antagonist of epic Ramayana was a great

 scholar, his ten heads depict his immense knowledge and power

but his unethical desires and proud transformed  him to a demon. 

His 10 heads depict lust, anger, delusion, greed, pride , envy ,

 destructive mind and intellect ,  ill will and ego. Huge effigies of 

Ravana are burnt to remind the mortals that it is very necessary 

to channelize our five senses and five bodily instruments into 

the right direction. 

The share of Dusshera ...... 

We are currently enjoying a Dusshera break here !! While my 

daughter was busy playing with her friends I decided to 

treat them the Little Food Junction way. Watching the tiny hands 

sharing ,eating and laughing is definitely festivity at its best. 

 Garlic and white bean dip ,crackers and veggies.

Eyes- cheese and capers ( use a small piece of straw to cut tiny 

circles), moustache and brow- radish greens, hands- carrot and olives , 

dress - red bell pepper, ground - cucumber shavings (using a peeler)

May Almighty keep showering his blessings upon you, 

To make  your life  prosperous and trouble free throughout.

Happy Dusshera to all my dear readers !!!  

Facts ref - Wikipedia.org , goindia.about.com, indiadivine.org