How do I celebrate Dasara?

Are you a Hindu? I am and I am a big devotee of Maa Durga. How I celebrate is for the 9 days of Dasara I do Maa Durga's puja everyday. Everyday I worship a new aspect of her if you don't know what I mean suppose monday was the first day of Dasara then I'd worship Maa Kali for example and on Tuesday I'd worship another aspect of her. Oh and on the last day give money, presents etc to nine girls. Hope this helps :). Jai Maa Durga!

are you talking about Dashara (a hindu festival) as i am a hindu, i celebrate it its the 10th day of the 9 days that you fast *not all people do that* for a goddess. (navrathri)

The Festival of Dasara concludes the festival of Navaratri, and the holy day also commemorates the triumph of good over evil. Forms of celebrations can take on a wide variety of manifestations, ranging from worshipping the goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) to exhibiting colorful toys on the day of bombe habba in Kannada. There is a legend related to the exhibition of toys that is known as Golu (spelled Kolu in some regions). Since the goddess Durga needed tremendous power, all other gods and goddesses transferred their power to Goddess Durga and they all stood still as toys. To respect the self-sacrifice of these deities during the festival days, Hindus revere toys that are in shape of particular gods and goddesses. In Maharashtra, the festival is celebrated on the tenth day of the Ashwin month (around October) according to the Shaka Hindu Calendar. This is one of the 3 and a half days in the Hindu Lunar calendar, whose every moment is considered auspicious. On the last day (Dasara day), the idols installed on the first day of the Navratri are immersed in water. This day also marks the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. People visit each other and exchange sweets. On this day, people worship Aapta tree and exchange its leaves (known as golden leaves) as symbol of gold and wish each other a bright prosperous future . There is a legend involving Raghuraja , an ancestor of Rama, Aapta tree and Kuber. There is also another legend about Shami tree where the Pandava hid their weapons during their exile. In Maharashtra, people also ritually cross the border of their village / town. This ceremony is known as seemolanghan. Annual festival finale The last day of all the celebrations is Vijaya Dashami. In Mysore there is a tradition of holding a grand procession through the streets of the city with the idol of the goddess Chamundeshwari riding in a golden Ambaari (elephant-seat). For many centuries, presiding over the 10-day festivities was an important sovereign ritual during the Kingdom of Mysore. Many cultural events are held at the main Palace in Mysore. During the post-independence period, the provincial government of Karnataka has taken over the tradition and continues the celebration every year. The Dasara is a mark of victory of the great Hindu God Rama(Ramachandra, son of Dasharatha(The King)), for his victory over Ravana in the Ramayana. When Rama had returned to Auyodhya after a very long period, there was a celebration for the victory over Ravana. Also on this day, the Pandavas returned to their home. They had hidden their weapons in trees (which is called Aapta in Marathi). This tree then got famous as the golden tree and on this festival people exchange leaves of this tree as a celebration of happiness and victory over evil. People do pooja of books, gadgets, vehicles and weapons on this day. It is one of days where every moment (muhurtha in Marathi) is considered auspicious in the Hindu calendar. People usually buy new things and celebrate Dasara with great joy and happiness.

It is a time to pray to the Goddess. Is when Hindus fast for 9 days and do not take salt, non veg, lentils, wheat, rice and so on. They have a special diet after Sunset after fasting all day. Pray to the goddess morning and evening for 9 days. On the 10th the fast is over. It is festivity and eating sweets time. New clothes too. 10th day, Dasara, the idols are immersed. Ravana 's effigy is burnt, processions taken out and so on. Fetes and fairs too. Is how we celebrate Dasara. edit: Your Q #1. Dusserah and Navaratri are 2 different things. Navaratri is the 9 days before Dusserah. Dasara is not the real spelling. 10th day= Dus. That is the day for Victory of Good over Evil. The Goddess killed the Asura that day.

It is nice to learn about other countries and how they celebrate special occasions. There is always some stupid ignorant fool who has to type something stupid rather than to just not type anything at all. Thanks for the information about Dasara.

Plant some vegetable seeds ib your hair and grow vines from your head to honor the sun. When the vines have produced the vegetables, pick them off and throw them at poor people.

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Lmao; the first time I read this I thought you said Dasani (the brand of bottled water.) Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what that is. Throw a party =)

there really is no SPECIAL way of celebrating Dasara. You just do the usual everyday stuff like run around naked and jump around like a monkey. Lord shiva really enjoys thats and gets so touched by these divine acts done by the untouchables that he may even have naughty but sex with ganpati pappa JAY MAA DURGA KI KALI BUND!!