October
Dussehra
As the rains clear and the air turns sharp, Dussehra marks the victory of good over evil — Ram over Ravana — with effigies, fairs and the first festive stir of the bright autumn weeks.
All festivalsDussehra
The autumn festival of victory.
Dussehra comes just as the monsoon lifts and the hills enter their finest weather. Towns nearby raise and burn effigies of Ravana; villages hold their own smaller observances and fairs. It opens the festive heart of autumn, the run toward Diwali.
For travellers it's a fine time — clear skies, the harvest in, and the villages in a celebratory mood.
Ravana's effigy
Effigies raised and burned, good over evil, as the rains clear.
Autumn fairs
The first festive stir of the bright autumn weeks.
