Simollanghan – crossing the border - War Season

In ancient times kings used the feast of Dasha-Hara to cross the frontier and fight against their neighbouring kingdoms. This border crossing is known as "simollanghan". Thus Dasha-Hara also marks the beginning of the war season.

Posted by preeti on 10/08/2010 07:06:00 PM. Filed under Vijayadashamii(Dussehra) . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0