Dussehra Vocabulary:
1. Effigy
2. Demigods - The devs combined into Shakti (a mass of incandescent energy) to kill the demigod - Mahishasur.
3. Demon - The day marks the victory of Durga over the demon Mahishasura.
4. Bonfires
5. Victory of good over evil
6. Triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana.
7. Auspicious
8. Scriptures - According to Scriptures, by worshiping the 'Shakti' on the nine - days of navaratri, the householders attain the threefold power i. e. physical, mental and spiritual.
9. Enactment - The 'Ramlila' - an enactment of the life of Lord Rama, is held during the nine days preceding Dussehra.
10. Fair
11. Culminate - The first nine days are celebrated as Navratri ("nine nights"), culminating on the tenth day as Dussehra.