Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashmi, is celebrated on the tenth day of Navratri or Durga puja. This day marks the beginning of the harvest season for farmers across the country. In Telangana, it is celebrated in the form of Bathukamma, a floral
On this day Goddess Durga defeated the demon Mahishasur after a nine-day battle. (Photo: AP)
In West Bengal, Dussehra is celebrated as Vijayadashmi. (Photo: AP)
This day denotes the victory of Lord Ram over Ravan, the ten-headed demon God. In many places, it is celebrated by burning effigies of Ravan. (Photo: AP)
Dussehra is derived from the Sanskrit word Dasha-hara that literally translates as Dashanan-ravan (fall of Ravan) (Photo: AP)
Dussehra, the north Indian equivalent of Bathukamma is celebrated in Allahbad, Uttar Pradesh with locals enacting the traditional Ramlila. (Photo: AP)
In this picture, a large crowd has gathered at Tankbund in Hyderabad. (Photo: DC)
‘Bathukamma' literally means ‘Mother Goddess Come Alive’. On this day, Goddess Maha Gauri, the patron goddess of womanhood is worshipped in the form Bathukamma, the flower arrangement. (Photo: DC)
Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different unique seasonal flowers most of them with medicinal value (Photo: DC)
The Bathukamma festival usually falls in the Bhadrapada Amavasya, also known as Mahalaya Amavasya. (Photo: DC)