As the nation is swamped with the celebration of 'Vijaya Dashmi' or 'Dussehra' today, the national capital is also gearing up for vibrant celebrations.
Dashanan Temple priest, Ram Bajpai, told ANI that the temple opens only on the occasion of Dussehra and devotees come to pray that their children acquire wisdom and power similar to that of Raavan.
Sending out a message of communal harmony, a Muslim family from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh is burning the proverbial midnight oil to make effigies of the Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad, characters from the epic Ramayana, ahead of the Dussehra festival.
Speaking to ANI about the security preparations for Dussehra, Deputy Commissioner of Police Joy Tirkey said, "Around 1,000 police personnel and additional force have been deployed in the district. Ravana Dahan is all set to take place tomorrow. For the burning of Ravan effigies, police have
Actor Kangana Ranaut is going to be the first woman to burn the Ravan effigy at the famous Lav Kush Ramlila, Red Fort Ground, Delhi on the occasion of Dussehra 2023.
In a unique way to spread awareness among people about separate ways of online forgeries, Raipur Police have created a ten-headed effigy of Ravan (Cyber Ravan) and kept it at different locations in the city at separate times.
Speaking about the security arrangements for 'Ravana Dahan' in Patna's Gandhi Maidan, District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh said, "We have made all the arrangements to maintain the law and order, barricading has been done and citizens will be allowed to the maidan from gate no. 5, 7 and 1
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and actress Kangana Ranaut will grace the iconic Lav Kush Ramlila at Red Fort ground, in Delhi for Ravan Dahan.
"The BJP is afraid of Rahul Gandhi. The BJP is creating an environment of fear and violence across the country. The Congress is not scared of it", he told reporters in Rajasthan's Jaipur.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over a graphic prominently featuring party leader Rahul Gandhi with a bearded visage and seven heads, reminiscent of Ravana saying that these kinds of promotional things from a national party are "unfortunate and