Celebrated in many forms and names throughout the country, the Dusshera festival is perhaps the most popular festival. With its specializations and modifications, Dusshera in Punjab has emerged as one of the biggest festival of the state. The significant Hindu festival is a ten days long festival, which marks the defeat of Ravana in the hands of King Rama. This incident symbolizes the triumph of good over the wicked.
The beautiful festival of Dusshera witnesses the people taking out processions and wonderfully decorated tableaus. This tableaus depict the many significant incidents of Lord Rama's life. The tenth day of the festival is the most exciting one. Stupendous effigies of the demon king Ravana along with the effigies of his son Meghnath, brother Kumbhkarna and other accomplices are erected in huge open spaces. Performers enacting the roles of Rama, his wife Sita and brother Laxman shoot arrows of fire at the effigies. The colossal images are stuffed with explosive materials then burst with deafening sounds and triumphant shouts of the followers of the Lord.
Dramas called Ramlila, which are enacted to tell the stories of Lord Rama's life and achievements are the special attractions in the Dusshera celebrations in Punjab. If you get a chance to watch the Punjabi Dusshera celebrations, it will be a life time experience for you.
