During the month of Kartik (between September and October), Nepalese (specially Hindus and Buddhists) all around the world, unite together to celebrate the greatest festival of the year...
Dashain
Dashain is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar. It lasts for fifteen days and is celebrated among the hindus and the buddhists. The fifteen days celebration falls in between September and October, starting from the bright lunar until the full moon. In this festival the almighty goddess Durga in all her manifestations are worshiped with innumerable offerings and prayers.
Dashain is not only celebrated in Nepal but in almost all the countries where hindus live. Each have their own ways to please 'Maa Durga Bhawani" or goddess Durga. Dashain commemorates the great victory of the gods over the wicked demons and evil spirit, or the victory of truth over false. Hindu saints and educated beings often preach that this festival is an oppurtunity to change one's evil mind into good. Since hinduism claims that the human is the bridge-link between animal and god, one should always focus on moving upwards to reform onself into god. It is described that one's sins or bad works turns him/her into an animal and he/she tends to move downwards in their next birth. And virtue or good works turns him/her into god or goddess which means he moves upwards. So this festival is often taken as a chance to change onself.
This festival is also meant to teach the mankind the importance of women and also forces the men to respect women. There are ofcourse people and religion around the world who take this festival as the festival of evil celebrated by the hell dwellers after death. Well whatever others say, this festival here is festival of joy, blessings, happiness and so on.
Dashain is also termed as Vijaya Dasami ( ten days of Victory). Goddess Durga and her nine different forms are worshipped for nine days respectively. I shall describe more about Dashain in my next blog for now i leave you with pics of dashain being celebrated in a home. hope you will enjoy
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