Prez Pranab Mukherjee,Vice President Hamid Ansari, PM Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and a host of political figures participated in Ravan dahan, marking the culmination of Dussehra festivities at Subhash Maidan in New Delhi.
During the event, the effigies of Ravan, his brother Kumbhkarn and Ravan’s son Meghnad were burnt to symbolically represent the victory of good over evil.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi joined Congress President Sonia Gandhi for Ravan Dahan event at Ramlila Maidan of New Delhi.
Thousands of devotees from far off places attended the famous Kullu Dussehra festivities, organised by the district administration.Festivities were also high in different parts of South India.In Karnataka thousands of people flock every year to witness the famous Mysore Dussehra.
In Kolkata, thousands of people descended on the streets and elsewhere to admire the pandals.In Odisha, lakhs of devotees participated in community pujas being organised at various places in the state.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA President Sonia Gandhi has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashami.