Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday extended her wishes to fellow citizens on the occasion of Vijayadashami and advised them to follow the path of goodwill.
Lakhs of devotees thronged the Mutharamman temple on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra to attend the Surasamkara festival, which takes place on the beach at midnight.
Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur extended best wishes to all the people in the state on Vijayadashami and said this festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
Addressing a public gathering at the Dwarka Sri Ram Leela Society at DDA ground in Sector 10 in the national capital, the PM also said that Vijaydashimi is a festival of victory of justice over injustice, of humility over arrogance, and of patience over anger.
On the occasion of Vijayadashami, the burning of an effigy of about 150-feet tall Ravan took place at Mirza in Kamrup district in the presence of Assam Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and BJP local MLA Hemanga Thakuria.
As per the release, On the occasion of Vijaya Dashami the burning
imachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, along with his wife Kamlesh Thakur, paid obeisance at Sri Hanuman Temple Jakhu, Shimla, on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra and prayed for the prosperity of the state and its people.
The ongoing Dussehra celebrations across the country marked the end of the nine-day Navratri festival and Durga Puja festivities. With this several leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined in the Ravana effigy burnings on Tuesday to celebrate the victory of good over evil.
Actor Rani Mukerji bid farewell to goddess Durga with the ritual 'Sindoor Khela' on the occasion of Vijayadashami at the North Bombay Sarbojanin's Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai.