Nepali SignificanceCelebrating victory of Shakti over mahishasura and also of Lord Ram over RavanObservancesPutting Tika in forehead, Prayers, Religious rituals like burning Ravana effigy (see puja , prasad Vijayadashami ( Bengali : বিজয়াদশমী, Kannada : ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ, Malayalam : വിജയദശമി, Marathi : विजयादशमी, Nepali :विजया दशमी, Tamil : விஜயதசமி, Telugu : విజయదశమి)