variants: or Dasara or Dusserah \ ˈdəsərə \ or Dasahara \ ˌdəs(h)əˈhərə \ or Dasahra \ ˈdəsərə \
Definition of Dasehra
: a 10-day Hindu festival originally in honor of the Ganges but later of Durga and held in the month Asin
History and Etymology for Dasehra
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