Dasehra

noun

Da·​se·​hra

variants or Dasara or Dusserah

ˈdəsərə

or Dasahara

ˌdəs(h)əˈhərə

or Dasahra

ˈdəsərə

plural -s

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

Word History

Etymology

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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