"Dusshera" means cutting off the ten heads of Ravana, or symbolically of our Ego. The ten heads represent passion, pride, anger, greed, infatuation, lust, hatred, jealousy, selfishness of the Divine Mother. The day after Navratri frequently referred to as the 10th day of Navratri is Dusshera, which commemorates the day on which the 10-headed demon, Ravana, was killed by Bhagwan Rama. The story
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12:46 AM on October 12, 2008
knowledge of the six shastras and his knowledge of the four vedas together ten is the inner meaning of the belief that Ravana had ten heads. He even knew that Ram was Narayana himself, who had come in human knowledge of the four vedas together ten is the inner meaning of the belief that Ravana had ten heads. He even knew that Ram was Narayana himself, who had come in human form. However, since there was no other
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7:48 PM on July 07, 2008
of his life Rama displayed all divine qualities. His superhuman activities culminated in the killing of the otherwise invincible ten headed demon Ravana.The Vedas say that simply by regularly hearing invincible ten headed demon Ravana.ramaThe Vedas say that simply by regularly hearing of Ramas activities one can achieve perfection and happiness in life, and ultimately attain spiritual emancipation. His
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10:49 AM on October 07, 2008
written between 500 and 100 BCE, and is attributed to a revered Hindu sage, Valmiki. The Ramayana is the story of Prince Rama, whose wife, Sita, is kidnapped by a ten-headed evil king, Ravana....The Ramayana is the story of Prince Rama, whose wife, Sita, is kidnapped by a ten-headed evil king, Ravana.The main plot of the Ramayana involves the life of Prince Rama and his attempts to retrieve his kidnapped wife. Rama
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7:28 PM on October 03, 2008
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4:00 AM on January 29, 2010
was Dasamukha which literally means one who carries ten heads. Valmikis Ramayana narrates the story about how Dasamukha got the name Ravana. Once Ravana infuriated the great monkey king Vaali who was praying this incident that he acquires the name Ravana, meaning "He Of the terrifying roar", given to him by Shiva when the earth is said to have quaked at Ravanas cry of pain when the mountain was pinned
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8:06 PM on November 27, 2008
HE HAD ONLY 10 HEADS & NOT 20 HANDS...No. Ravana never had 10 heads and 20 hands. This sort of depiction is common in Mythologies and Puranas to establish a character and the traits. Sura. the person with ten necks also transliterated as Raavana, Ravan or Revana;Ravana is depicted in art with up to ten heads, signifying his study of the Vedas and Shastras. His ten heads earned him the names
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3:33 PM on September 24, 2008
of their Lord. Kumbhakarna, the brother of Ravana was such a great devotee.Kumbhakarna was a seemingly ordinary creature of the universe but his appearance posed a grave problem for the creator himself. Pleased for a day that was spent in only eating and inquiring about the well being of his near and dear ones. Kumbhakarna had no hand in the misdeeds of Ravana. He was a man of clean, pure heart and had a
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8:37 PM on September 25, 2008
call an epic character like Duryodhana as villan. If u compare him with a filmy villain, duryodhana will score as the biggest villain....Ravana is depicted in art with up to ten heads, signifying his was the second eldest of Vishravas children, Kubera - the god of wealth and Ravanas stepbrother - being the eldest. Ravana was given the name Dashanana or Dasagriva at birth - he was born with ten heads. Some say
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7:07 PM on July 23, 2008
by most Indians regardless of faith....DEEPAVALI or Diwali means "a row of lights". It falls on the last two days of the dark half of Kartik October-November. For some it is a three-day festival the triumphant Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. On this day also Sri Krishna killed the demon Narakasura.In South India people take an oil bath in the morning and wear new clothes
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12:43 PM on October 12, 2008
in exile together. This leads to the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana, the Rakshasa monarch of Lanka. After a long and arduous search that tests his personal strength and virtue, Rama fights a colossal war against Ravanas armies. In a war of powerful and magical beings, greatly destructive weaponry and battles, Rama slays Ravana in battle and liberates his wife. Having completed his exile, Rama returns
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8:43 AM on October 07, 2008
to the Rakshas vansh. He was the king at that time, & he did things expected of a raakshas, not a manav....Ravana is depicted in art with up to ten heads, signifying his study of the Vedas and Shastras. His ten heads earned him the names Dashamukha , The Ten-faced, Dashagriva , The Ten-necked and Dashakantha , Ten Throats. He is portrated as having twenty hands, signifying greed and never-ending want. Ravana
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3:50 PM on July 23, 2008
. This festival falls in the month of Ashwin Sep - Oct. The tenth day of the Dussehra day is in honor of Durga Devi.Dussera can also be interpreted as "Dasa-Hara", which means the cutting of the ten heads-king and the hero of the great Hindu epicRamayana vanquished the evil Ravana the 10-headed demon-king of Lanka who had abducted Ramas wife Sita....The Mother Godess DURGA is worshoipped and prayed on this occasion
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5:23 PM on October 30, 2008
