From Ramlila to Shiv Sena's Melawa: How Dussehra was marked all over India

[caption id=“attachment_2479602” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Dussehra, the festival marking the victory of good over evil, was celebrated in different ways across India on 22 October. Solaris Images.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479604” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh wields a bow and arrow at the Luv Kush Ramlila in New Delhi. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479606” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor in character during his performance at the Luv Kush Ramlila. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479608” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Shakti Kapoor performs at the Luv Kush Ramlila in New Delhi. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479610” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] President Pranab Mukherjee performs aarti of artists enacting Lord Ram and Lakshman during Dussehra celebrations in New Delhi. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479618” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] President Pranab Mukherjee with Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari during Dussehra celebrations in New Delhi. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479612” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray addressing the Shiv Sena’s annual Dussehra rally at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479614” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Yuva Sena president Aditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut with other leaders during the Shiv Sena’s annual Dussehra rally. Solaris Images[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2479616” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] An effigy of 10-headed demon king Ravana being burnt during Dusshera or Vijaya Dashami festival celebrations, in Guwahati. Solaris Images[/caption]