The tenth day closes both Navratris' stories at once: Durga's victory over Mahishasura, and Rama's victory over Ravana in the Ramayana, retold nightly through the Ram Lila and ended by burning towering effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakarna, and his son Meghnad.
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Mysuru's Dussehra, rooted in the Vijayanagara Empire's royal celebrations, is famed for its illuminated palace and a procession of caparisoned elephants carrying the goddess's idol.
Delhi and much of North India hold Ram Lila performances across the full nine nights beforehand, ending in towering effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Meghnad set alight at dusk on Dussehra itself.