Dussehra was celebrated across the country on Saturday with revellers coming out in large numbers to witness the burning of Ravana effigies, marking a spectacular culmination of 10-day of festivities filled with rituals, songs, dance and processions. President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the festivities at the Red Fort Parade Ground.
President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi hold bow and arrow during celebration of the ‘Dussehra’ (Vijayadashami) festival organised by Shri Dharmik Leela Committee, at Parade Ground of the Red Fort, in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Maan along with Durgiana Temple President Laxmi Kanta Chawala and others during Dusshera festival celebration, in Amritsar, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
Artists dressed as Hindu gods shout religious slogans during Dussehra celebrations, in Jammu, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
An effigy of Ravana being burnt during Dussehra celebrations, at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav during 'Ashwa Puja' on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami festival, in Indore, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
Ramleela actors perform during celebration of the ‘Dussehra’ (Vijayadashami) festival organised by Shri Dharmik Leela Committee, at Parade Ground of the Red Fort, in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
Devotees participate in an immension procession of Goddess Kali during Dussehra celebrations, in Patna, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
A devotee poses for photos as effigies of demon king Ravana, Kumbhakaran and Meghnada being burnt during the Dussehra festival, in Dehradun, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.