What is Dussehra celebrated for?: Among various Hindu festivals, Dussehra is very important and is celebrated in different forms in different cities of India. It falls on the 10th day called Vijaya Dashmi, which signifies victory on the tenth day. The festival of Dussehra is a celebration of good triumphing over evil. Among various stories, the most popular and important one is the victory of Lord Rama, over the demon Ravana, who was the king of Lanka. Lord Rama was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Preserver. The word Dussehra is made of two words 'Dash' (ten) and 'ego'. Since the 10 headed Ravana was killed on this day, the festival of Dussehra celebrates the death of the demon along with his iniquitous on the public.