Dussehra is being celebrated across the country today. President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Ramlila at Red Fort in Delhi. Both of them burnt Ravana by shooting symbolic arrows. Before this, the Prime Minister and the President applied tilak to the artists playing the roles of Ram-Lakshman and Hanuman. This Ramlila being held in Madhav Das Park of Red Fort is organized by Shri Dharmik Leela Committee. The committee members gave a trident to President Murmu and a mace to PM Modi. Rajnath performed Shastra Puja in Darjeeling
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh reached Darjeeling in West Bengal to celebrate the festival with the soldiers. The Defense Minister first worshipped the weapons in Sukna Cantt. Later, he applied tilak to the soldiers present there. Accident averted in Kota, Ravana was made to wear a raincoat in Udaipur
Dussehra is being celebrated in many states across the country including Kolkata, Mysore, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh. Ravana will be burnt by evening. There will also be visarjan of the goddess idols kept in Durga pandals. An accident was averted in Kota regarding the preparations for Ravana Dahan. While erecting the effigy of Ravana on Friday evening, it broke and fell from the crane. It was re-erected by 10:30 am on Saturday morning. It is still raining in many areas of the country. Due to rain in Udaipur, Rajasthan, the effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna were made to wear raincoats. See this cartoon on Dussehra during rain… See the pictures related to Dussehra festival in the blog…
