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Dasehra

noun
Da·​se·​hra
variants: or Dasara or Dusserah \ ˈdəsərə \ or Dasahara \ ˌdəs(h)əˈhərə \ or Dasahra \ ˈdəsərə \
plural -s

Definition of Dasehra

: a 10-day Hindu festival originally in honor of the Ganges but later of Durga and held in the month Asin

History and Etymology for Dasehra

Sanskrit daśaharā, literally, one taking away ten (sins), from daśa ten + harā, feminine of hara carrier, from harati he carries, takes; akin to Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure

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