The entire nation is in a celebratory mood as Dussehra has arrived. This year, Dussehra is being celebrated on 22 October.
The festival is also known as Vijaya Dashami, Dasara or Dashain in different places and marks the victory of good over evil. Effigies of the ten-headed king Ravana are burnt to mark the day.
In this festive occasion, many Bollywood celebrities too hoped for love, happiness, peace and prosperity across the world and wished the nation to choose good over evil.
B-town stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and others took to micro-blogging site Twitter to wish fans and family on this special occasion.
May this day clear all the hurdles of your life and start a new era of well-being. #HappyDussehra pic.twitter.com/39V632ghVd
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) October 22, 2015
Wish all of you a very Happy Dussehra. May we always win over evil. Love, light and peace.
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) October 22, 2015
T 2034 - On the auspicious day of Dussehra .. my wishes and prayers for all .. Good always prevails over evil !! pic.twitter.com/guA40EuZky — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 21, 2015
Happy dussehra to all my friends☺☺☺
— Sajid Khan (@SimplySajidK) October 22, 2015
Happy dussehra dear ones... May all the evils b overcome by all t goods in your life. — Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) October 22, 2015
Happy Dussehra to all from the #RockON2 team .. #twitterpetohbantahai pic.twitter.com/CGACSYps57
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 22, 2015
Nimrat Kaur: "Happy Dussehra all ! May the good prevail in not just our actions but in our thoughts too,life is too short to waste it on anything else"
Kirron Kher: "Wishing everyone a Happy Dussehra. May God bless us all with prosperity and good health!"
It's never an easy fight but I believe goodness & truth always prevail! Happy #Dusshera everyone #Dussehra pic.twitter.com/teqfhYEpZi
— SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) October 22, 2015
Let's kill atleast 1 evil inside us today. Wishing u all a very happy Dussehra! pic.twitter.com/e7xSRYDSeF — taapsee pannu (@taapsee) October 22, 2015