Dasara may refer to:

Festivals

*In South India, the Nine-day festival of

Navaratri Navaratri () is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights, first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and aga ...

**In Mysore,

Mysore Dasara Mysore Dasara is the state festival in the state of Karnataka in India. It is a 10-day festival, starting with nine nights called Navaratri and the last day being Vijayadashami. The festival is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar m ...

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Dasara elephants Elephants are an integral part of the Mysore Dasara Festival. The elephants form the core of the Mysore Dasara procession on the Vijayadashami day. The lead elephant carries the Golden Howdah ( Chinnada Ambari) with the Goddess Chamundeshwari ...

, an integral part of the Mysore Dasara festival **In Madikeri, Madikeri Dasara **In Mangalore,

Mangalore Dasara The Mangaluru Dasara ( Tulu: Marnemi, Konkani: Mannami), is a festival in the Indian city of Mangaluru organized by Acharya Mutt, was started by B.R.Karkera. It is also referred as Navarathri Festival, Vijayadashami. The tiger dance, lion danc ...

*In Nepal, the 15-day festival of

Dashain Dashain or Bada'dashain, also known as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a Hindu religious festival in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. It is also celebrated by other religions in Nepal and elsewhere, including the Lho ...

*In Northern India, the tenth day of the festival,

Vijayadashami Vijayadashami (), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi, and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri, Navarahtri. It is ob ...

or Dussehra *In Himachal Pradesh, a seven-day festival starting on that day,

Kullu Dussehra Kullu Dussehra is the renowned International Mega Dussehra festival observed in the month of October in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India wherein more than 4-5 lakh(400,000-500,000) people visit the fair from all across the Globe. It i ...

*In Eastern India, the

day of

Durga Puja Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...

Art and entertainment

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Dassehra ''Dassehra'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Manish Vatsalya and produced by Aparna Hoshing. It stars Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tina Desai and Manish Vatsalya, with a screenplay by Saurabh Choudhary. The film was releas ...

'', 2018 Indian film * ''Dasara'' (film), a 2023 Indian Telugu-language film by Srikanth Odela ** Dasara (soundtrack) * ''Dasara Bullodu'', a 1971 Indian film

Festivals

Art and entertainment

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