Dussehra 2019 (Dasara, Vijaya Dashami) Live Updates:Prime MinisterNarendra Modiattended the Dussehra celebrations at Ram Leela maidan in Dwarka, New Delhi. “Through India’s festivals we celebrate the salient aspects of Indian culture. We get to know different types of art, music, song and dance, he said.
The Prime Minister encouraged women empowerment and celebrating ‘Nari shakti’ on the occasion of Diwali. “Today is Vijaya Dashami. Today is also Air Force Day. India is phenomenally proud of our Air Force, ”he also said in his address.
PM Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other political leaders greeted the nation on the occasion of Dussehra on Tuesday. The President said that the festival inspires us to live by honesty and truthfulness.
Delivering his annual Dussehra speech to a gathering of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) cadre in Nagpur, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat outlined some key challenges facing the country.
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Dussehra 2019 (Dasara, Vijaya Dashami) Live Updates:In Delhi, the biggest Ram Lila and Dussehra celebrations are organized at the Ramlila Maidan. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
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Huge colorful effigies of Ravana, along with those of his brothers Meghanada and Kumbhkaran, are burnt in large, open grounds on Dussehra. This is done to celebrate Lord Ram’s victory over Ravana, who abducted his wife Sita. In Delhi, the biggest Ram Lila and Dussehra celebrations are organized at the Ramlila Maidan. PM Modi might attent the Dussehra celebrations at DDA Ground in Dwarka.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will give a speech at the annual Vijayadashami function of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which turns 94 this year, in Nagpur today. RSS ‘Dussehra events hold significance as political observers watch the speeches delivered during the gatherings.
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