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Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil

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Vijayadashami: Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil
Vijayadashami, more commonly known as Dussehra, and also known as Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu lunisolar calendar. The festival typically falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October.

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