For nine nights, Mother Durga appears in nine incarnations: Sailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandrakanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kalratri, Mahakalari and Siddhidatri. She rides a majestic display of animals such as tigers, lions, donkeys and bulls. The festival is celebrated under the names of Navratri, dussehra, durga puja and Durga Ashtami. Also, on the tenth day, the statue of Durga is dissolved in water.
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In northern india, people celebrate the victory of Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, on the day he killed Ravana under the name Ramlila. Ramlila is celebrated as the tenth day of Dussehra..jpg)
On that day, dussehra concludes with the burning of three scorpions, Ravana, Kumbakarna and Ravana's son Meghanathan. Navarathri is a unique festival celebrated in tamil Nadu. Most of the houses have toy kolus and in many more houses, Saraswati Puja is celebrated as Vijayadasamith Thirunal..jpg)
People from all over india as well as from all over the world come to see the Dasaratha festival celebrated in mysore, Karnataka. This festival is celebrated as the most important and big festival of the state of Karnataka. Considered one of the most special for over 400 years. The whole of the mysore Palace is adorned with lights and music and dance concerts are held.
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Huge exhibitions are held with a wide variety of jewellery, handicrafts, cloth beads and delicacies for the tongue. Elephants, giraffes and horses are beautifully decorated and paraded through the streets, which is considered to be the highlight of the festival. In addition, Vijaya Chamundeswari's mother is well decorated and placed in the golden hall.
