Some interesting things about Dussehra you should know by Harsh Lakhotia - 6 year ago | 5623 Dussehra is a sanskrit word combined with two different words. DASHA & HARA means removing of 10 This festival is also known as Vijayadashmi which is also derived from two different sanskrit word. VIJAYA means victory and DASHMI means 10th Dussehra or Vijayadashami, actually are two celebrations in India: the victory of Rama over Ravana & the victory of the goddess Durga over demon Mahishasur Read more 1 0