The most important Dussehra Festival in the region is a ten days event in total. This festival is believed to have been originated in the 15th century by the fourth Kakatiya monarch, Maharaj Purushottam Deo. It demands the participation of almost all the tribal inhabitants of the state. The tribal people celebrate Dussehra as a congregation of Maoli Devi and all her sisters.

Numerous priests bring local deities beautifully embellished with vibrant colored flowers to the Danteshwari Temple in Jagdalpur. The deities from far flung tribal villages are brought to the Temple of Goddesses Danteshwari in Jagdalpur on this day. Jagdalpur is the district capital of Bastar and stands witness to a lot of festivities on the occasion of Dussehra. There are several other customs also that are associated with Dussehra in Chhattisgarh. The day begins with a worship ceremony at the Kacchhingudi temple. The presiding deity of the temple is placed in a “rath” and all the devotees lend a hand to the rope when the rath is pulled akin to the celebrations in Puri on the occasion of Rath Yatra. In fact the chariot is also made by the Saoras of Orissa.