Bastar Dussehra – Longest Festival Celebrations Bastar is celebrated in Dandakarnya, where Lord Rama is believed to have spent the 14 years of his exile. Bastar Dussehra spans over 75 days starting around August and ending at October. It is thus the longest Dussehra celebrations in the world. It involves the participation of diverse tribes and castes. The festival involves rituals of extraordinary rigour like a girl swinging on a bed of thorns; a youth […]