Dussehra is among the major festival in India. It is usually celebrated in the month of September or October as per the Georgian calendar. But as per the Hindu calendar it falls in the month of Ashwin. Just after 20 days of this festival, we celebrated another major festival called as Diwali. On the day of Dussehra Lord Rama Killed Ravana and freed his wife Sita from his captivity. On this day since triumph of good over evil took place, there are huge celebrations on this day.
Apart from the celebrations, large Yug are performed at various places and all sorts of prayers and rituals are performed. Busting of crackers, burning of effigies of Ravana are other sorts of things that are common on this day. Social life comes to alive as people greet each other and visit homes. Family gossip, preparation of cuisines is what the regular routine of people on this day.
Since it is an auspicious occasion to celebrate, people greet each other on this day. Below handful of greetings are given:
Dussehra Greeting Cards
Greeting cards: Over the years various national and international setups have introduced very adorable and flamboyant pieces of greeting cards for this day. From very small to very large, all sorts of greeting cards available in the stores. Now international sending of greetings is also available. Some of the renowned brands like Archie’s have taylor made greetings cards for the customers. Due to stiff competition in the market, a variety of cards are available. Handicraft cards are also quit popular these days.
E-Cards: With internet becoming basic amenity in life, things have started to move from the conventional cards to the e-cards. The best things about this is that, it can sent without any delay to the recipient. On the other hand, there are several portals that are free e-cards for this occasion. But some of the portals charge some money and it is worth spending on them. They offer various designs to the users and you tell them which one you like. Slowly they are having their space in the market, but still the hard copy cards rules the sales.
Homemade cards: This is also quit popular these days. With the help of right idea and paper, one can make a good greeting card. Generally children are seen drawing various pictures of gods on papers and then they write some ‘Shlokas’ etc on it. This one is really something that people like as love, affection etc are involved in it. In market, all sorts of material are available to make this one. One can find these type of cards in stores also, but they cost more than usual cards.