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National \| Previous \| Next Dussera celebrated with gaiety NEW DELHI, OCT. 7. Dussera, the festival celebrating the victory of good over the evil, was celebrated today with fervour and gaiety. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, joined the festivities at Ram Lila grounds where effigies of demon king Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhakarna were burnt. Mythologically the festival marks the slaying of Ravana by Lord Rama and has come to be observed as the triumph of righteousness and truth. The effigies were burnt to the burst of crackers in various parts of the capital. The day also marks the culmination of the Durga Puja and Navratri festivals. - UNI Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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National \| Previous \| Next Dussera celebrated with gaiety NEW DELHI, OCT. 7. Dussera, the festival celebrating the victory of good over the evil, was celebrated today with fervour and gaiety. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, joined the festivities at Ram Lila grounds where effigies of demon king Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhakarna were burnt. Mythologically the festival marks the slaying of Ravana by Lord Rama and has come to be observed as the triumph of righteousness and truth. The effigies were burnt to the burst of crackers in various parts of the capital. The day also marks the culmination of the Durga Puja and Navratri festivals. - UNI Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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