[caption id=“attachment_10059531” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Security personnel seen standing guard near the effigies of 10-faced demon king Ravana, his son Meghnath and son Kumbhkarnan ahead of the ‘Ravan Dahan’ (Burning of Ravan) to mark the occasion of Dussehra, in Amritstar on Friday. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_10059521” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
Dussehra marks the end of Navratri festival, and the burning of Ravan is performed to celebrate the victory of good (Ram) over evil (Ravan). AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_10059511” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
An effigy of Ravana is seen burning on the occasion of Dussehra in New Delhi on Friday. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_10059501” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
In this picture, the Ravan Dahan is seen being performed in Punjab’s Ludhiana on Friday. Image: ANI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_10059591” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
Union minister Smriti Irani is seen offering prayers at Durga Temple in Uttar Pradesh. ANI[/caption]
Check out few photos from the Ravan Dahan event, that is used to commemorate the victory of good over evil, on the occasion of Dussehra
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