Masks for the Dussehra festival
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Festivities all across the country
Dussehra marks the end of Navratri. Vijayadashami as it is also known, is celebrated for different reasons in different parts of the country. In eastern states, it marks the end of the Durga Pooja; in central and western regions, Dussehra, as it is more commonly known, marks the end of Ramlila in remembrance of Ram’s victory over Ravan. The day is commemorated with effigies of Gods and Goddesses immersed into water bodies, or statues of Ravan burnt to symbolize the victory of good over evil. The statues of Ravan can sometimes be clothed with masks such as the ones on today’s homepage image.
Barley field in East Lothian, Scotland
Alley with red walls and bamboo grove in Wuhou Temple, Chengdu, Sichuan province, China
An Ostereierbaum (Easter egg tree) in Saalfeld, Germany
Porto, Portugal
Mittenwalder Hütte in the Bavarian Alps of Germany
Indian army soldiers march during a dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade
An adult burrowing owl emerges from its burrow at sunset in Davis, California, USA
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
