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The Festival of Dasara concludes the festival of Navaratri, and the holy day also commemorates the triumph of good over evil.. Dasha-hara in sanskrit means the "remover of bad fate". Forms of celebrations can take on a wide variety of manifestations, ranging from worshipping the goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) to exhibiting colorful toys on the day of bombe habba in Karnataka.

Mysore Dasara (Dussehra) festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil as manifested in the destruction of demon king Mahishasura by the Goddess Chamundeshwari.