21/10/2015
The Trinetra family wishes you and your loved ones a very Happy Vijaya Dashami !!!! We wish that this festivity bring joy, fulfillment and good health to you and, your loved ones !!
Vijaya Dashami also known as Dasara, Dashahara, Dusherra, Navaratri, Durgotdsav… is one of the very important & fascinating festivals of India, which is celebrated in the lunar month of Ashwin (usually in September or October). This festival is celebrated not only in India but also in almost all eastern countries like Java, Sumatra, Japan etc. Dasara is Nepal’s national festival. In Sanskrit, 'Vijaya' means Victory and 'Dashami' means 10th day. 'Thus Vijaya Dashami' means victory on the 10th day.
Dasara is also known as Navaratri, as in the first nine days the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshiped and invoked in different manifestations of her Shakti. The 10th day is in honor of Durga Devi. The basic purpose behind this festival is to worship feminine principle of the Universe in the form of the divine mother. Essence of the Navaratri celebration at social level is to remind & respect all the women - the guardians of family, culture, and national integrity, to take lead in times of crisis, to guide the humanity towards the path of social justice, righteousness, equality, love, and divinity.
Durga is worshipped as the main deity of Navaratri by all segments of society including tribal communities. On the day of Vijaya Dashami (Dasara), statues of the Goddess Durga are submerged in the river waters. These statues are made with clay & the pooja is performed with turmeric and other pooja items, which are powerful disinfectants and are mixed in the river waters. This makes water useful for the farmers & yields better crops.
Vijaya Dashami (Dasara) is the festival of Victory of Good over Bad, God over Devil !!
