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NEW DELHI: Effigies of demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran went up in flames on Dussehra marking the triumph of good over evil, unlike last year when celebrations were subdued because of rising cases of Coronavirus.
The four-day-long Durga Puja festivities also culminated on Friday, with idol immersion at rivers and water bodies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra on Friday.
Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of Vijaya Dashami, Modi tweeted.
Naidu said may this festival bring peace, harmony and prosperity in the country.
My warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashami. Dussehra is an occasion to remind us that we need to constantly quell the demonic forces within us and foster goodness and harmony, the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting him.
With authorities keeping a hawk-eye vigil, the festivities were held following COVID-19 norms, and in several places Ravana effigies were burnt without firecrackers and events shown live on social media platforms.
This story is from the New Delhi 16October2021 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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