Modi attends Dussehra celebrations in Delhi

October 24, 2023 19:00

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the celebratory burning of Ravan's effigy on the occasion of 'Vijaya Dashmi' at Delhi's Ram Leela Maidan in Dwaraka Sector 10.

Modi is the chief guest at the 11th grand Ramleela of the Shri Ramleela Society. He also performed Ravana Dahan.

The PM was given a traditional welcome by organisers on the dais at the venue.

Modi was welcomed with a shawl and statue of Ram Durbar, and was also gifted a mace.

Dussehra celebrations mark the end of nine-day festivities of 'Navratra'. The tradition of burning of effigies signifies the triumph of good over evil.

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