The Ramlila ceremony
The Ramlila ceremony observed in northern India on Dassera day, commemorates the victory of Rama over the demon-king Ravana and the rescue of Rama's consort Sita, whose chastity Ravana wanted to violate. Rama succeded in rescuing Sita unmolested from Ravana's cluthes. The reason for commemorating Rama's victory during Dassara might be that this victory had succeeded in preventing a woman's chastity from being violated. All these clues build up a case in favour of the Navaratri and Dassera festivals being based on the worship of the quality of fertility in women personified as a Mother Goddess.

This material taken from Hindu History by Sudheer Birodkar Please visit his site on Hindu History.

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