10 little things you might not know about Dassera

On 1st January, every year, every kid peeps into the new calendar to find out when Dassera is. September or October, Dassera is always a festival of holidays to kids. We all know that, Dassera is the festival celebrated on the death of Ravan. Also, Dassera is observed as the triumph of Mother Durga over tyranny of Mahishur. Below are the ten little things about Dassera, that many of us don't know. Lets look in to them.

Batukamma - The Festival of Flowers

On Bhadrapada Amavasya that occurs usually in the months of September or October every year you can find Telangana men gathering flowers for their wives. It is common to find the vakili (courtyards) of every house cleaned, sprayed with cow dung mixed water and decorated with muggu (Rangoli) made of rice flour.  When it is dark, you can catch the beautiful sight of Telangana women draped in traditional Pattu Sarees coming out with a pile of flowers, brilliantly stacked over a plate with a deepam (light) on its top.  If you are confused about the happenings, let me tell you, it is just the beginning of 9-day festival named “Bathukamma.”

Prosecuting The Embodiment of Dharma - Lord Rama

If Lord Rama, guys let me make it crystal clear, it is just a fictional work, don’t take it to heart and yes, my effort is to prosecute the past actions with the present day laws.

So, coming back to our beloved King Rama, he was believed to be the embodiment of Dharma and the incarnation of Vishnu, the Preserver. His rule was blameless that people today hanker after Rama-Rajya, a government conducted like that of Lord Ram himself. His endeavors were only to establish Dharma.

Barbarika - The Epitome of Sacrifice

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness,” says Napoleon Hill, an American author.  On this very line lies the story of Barbarika, the epitome of sacrifice as mentioned. Barbarika had to sacrifice his life to safeguard DHARMA.

He is worshipped as Khatushyamji in Rajasthan, and is said to have been sacrificed before the Mahabharata war to guarantee the triumph of his grandfathers, the Pandavas. In return for his sacrifice, he was deified by the blessings of Krishna.