Let me take you to an exciting festival in South India. The festival is called Mysore Dasara (मैसूर दशहरा) and is a state festival in the state of Karnataka. This festival is celebrated to denote the victory of truth over evil. The celebration take place from usually from last week (सप्ताह – Saptah) to the beginning of October. In other part of India (भारत – Bharat), the time is celebrated as Navratri. Although, the festival (त्योहार – Tyohaar) may be associated with one of many significant (महत्वपूर्ण – Mahatvpurn) events in the Hindu mythology.

Mysore Dasara celebrations starts with Navratri and end at the day of Vijyadashmi, the last day of Navratri (नवरात्रि) to mark the event (घटना – Ghatna) when the Hindu Goddess Chamundeshwari killed the demon Mahishasura. Mahishasura was one of the demon (दानव – Daanav) from whose name the name of Mysore has been derived. The city of Mysore has been celebrating Dasara for over last 400 years.

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This festival is celebrated by the people (लोग – Log) of Mysore with much passion (उत्साह – Utsaah). The celebrations include many cultural performances, re-enactment of the folklore, fairs, parades and much more over 10 days and attract a large audience (दर्शक – Darshak) from India and the World.