The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (612 page)

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Da
abh
mika-s
tra
:
Da
ahr
or Dussehra
.
Ten-day Hindu
festival
, celebrated at the beginning of
vina (see
CALENDAR
) in recognition of conquests of evil, especially of
Durg
over Mahi
a and of
R
ma
over
R
va
a
.

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