: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ, Malayalam : വിജയദശമി, Marathi : विजयादशमी, Nepali :विजया दशमी, Tamil : விஜயதசமி, Telugu : విజయదశమి) also known as Dasara (also written Dussehra ) Bengali : দশেরা, Kannada : ದಸರ, Malayalam : ദസറ, Marathi : दसरा, Telugu : దసరా) and Dashain (in Nepali), is a festival celebrated in varying forms