Dusshera!

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Dusshera is a Hindu festival which is celebrated in the beginning of winter on the tenth and last day of Navratri. It is one of the biggest examples of when good won over evil and it is celebrated as it is the day that Lord Ram killed Ravana. There is an interesting and popular story behind the celebration of Dusshera. 
Lord Ram, his wife, Sita and his younger brother Lakshman had almost completed their 14 years of exile from Ayodhya and it was the last year of their exile at the time. The demon Ravana, king of the golden City of Lanka, was very attracted to Sita and he devised a plan to kidnap her. He told an asura who could shapeshift to go to Sita in the form of a golden deer. Seeing the golden deer, Sita immediately wanted it and asked Lord Ram to catch it for her. Ram followed it into the forest, but on learning that it was an asura, he was about to kill it when suddenly the asura called for help in Ram's voice. Hearing it, Lakshman immediately went to save him but he first made a line around their house and enchanted it in such a way that no one could touch the line nor come in the house, or they would be burned. 
Seeing that Sita was alone, Ravana tried ti get into thier house but failed and so he lured her jnside by taking the form of a Brahmin asking for alms. Sita went outside the house and he took her to Lanka on his flying chariot. Ram and Lakshman soon found Sita with the help of Hanuman and his army of monkeys. In Lanka, Ram and Ravana fought and Ram won and took Sita to their home, Ayodhya. 

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