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10 Lines on Dussehra Festival for Students [Easy Words*]

February 5, 2021 by Karan Kapoor Leave a Comment

10 Lines on Dussehra: Dussehra is one of India’s most celebrated Hindu festivals. It usually falls on Navaratri (a Hindu festival of nine nights) and brings joy and colour to people’s lives. It is celebrated in various ways in several parts of India. People eagerly wait for this festival every year and observe it with much passion and enthusiasm. Organizations and institutions usually remain closed during this festival. Friends and families come together and become united during this occasion.

Below we have provided Ten lines on Dussehra in English, written in easy and simple words for class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Set 1 – 10 Lines on Dussehra

Ten lines about Dussehra in English, usually given for class 1, 2, 3 and 4 students.

  1. Dussehra is also popularly known as Vijayadashami.
  2. It is usually celebrated in the months of September or October.
  3. People believe that on this day demon Mahishasura was defeated by Goddess Durga.
  4. This occasion signifies the victory of all good over pure evil.
  5. No other festival is celebrated with the kind of glamour as Dussehra.
  6. Roads, buildings, and houses are decorated with lights, and music is played through megaphone speakers.
  7. People purchase new clothes, offer their prayers, and distribute free food during this festival.
  8. People also hold functions and dramas like Ramlila are enacted on stages and grounds.
  9. Some states, like Mysore, also have processions with the idols mounted on elephants.
  10. The festival ends on a happy note with a lot of music, dancing, burning of effigies, and immersing of the idols into the water.

Set 2 – 10 Lines on Dussehra for School Students

  1. Dussehra, a major Hindu festival is celebrated in the month of Ashvin or Kartik according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar.
  2. This occasion which marks the victory of the virtuous over the evil is believed to be the day when Maa Durga defeated the Buffalo demon Mahishasura.
  3. Some even believe that Dussehra was the day when Ravana was defeated by Lord Rama in battle.
  4. To commemorate this occasion, people of all castes and religions come together and become one; hence Dussehra ignites a sense of unity among the people of India.
  5. Some people keep nine-day long fast to obtain blessings from Goddess Durga.
  6. Dussehra is also dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, in many South Indian states.
  7. Dussehra is a period where students and workers take a break from their daily routines and spend time with their friends and families.
  8. Events and fairs are arranged, and street vendors selling toys and balloons are seen.
  9. Temporary stages called pandals are built where dramas based on Ramayana like Ramlila are enacted to show the history of Dussehra.
  10. Firecrackers are lit, and tall effigies of Ravana, Meghnath, and Kumbhakarna are burnt in the bonfire marking the end of the festival.

Set 3 – 10 Lines on Dussehra for Higher Class Students

  1. Dussehra is generally known as Vijayadashami in the north-eastern, eastern, and southern states of India, and Dussehra in the northern, central, and western states of India.
  2. Different states have their unique ways of celebrating this festival.
  3. In some South Indian states, this festival is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, and devotees worship their instruments and professional tools, known as Ayudh Puja, to receive her blessings.
  4. In Himachal Pradesh, the Kullu Dussehra in the Kullu valley is renowned for its fairs and parades.
  5. UNESCO has described Dussehra as the “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”.
  6. In Maharashtra, the occasion is known as Dasara, and people celebrate it by worshipping their cars and vehicles.
  7. Rituals like ‘Seemollanghan’ and dance of the ‘Taranga’ are popular in some states in Western India.
  8. In Gujarat, people celebrate this festival with a lot of praying at temples, and dances like ‘Dandiya Raas’, and ‘Garba’.
  9. In Bengal, it is mainly known as ‘Bijoya Doshomi’, and it is observed after the tenth day of Navaratri.
  10. In contrast to how some states celebrate this occasion by burning effigies of figures that represent evil, Bengal celebrates it with the immersing of clay idols into the water and dancing amongst the beats of ‘Dhaks’ and ‘Dhols’.

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