International Kullu Dussehra festival brings livelihood back to rain-ravaged Kullu-Manali
Fifty per cent hotel bookings confirmed in the twin towns, likely to go upto 90 per cent by the weekend
Fifty per cent hotel bookings confirmed in the twin towns, likely to go upto 90 per cent by the weekend
The International Kullu Dussehra Festival commenced with the traditional Rath Yatra of Lord Raghunath at the historic Rath Maidan in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
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.
Presiding over a 'Ravan Dahan' (torching of Ravan effigy) event in Surat on the occasion of Dussehra on Tuesday
On the occasion of 'Vijaya Dashmi' or 'Dussehra', devotees flocked to Sai Baba Temple in Maharashtra's Shirdi.
Sending out a message of communal harmony, a Muslim family from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh is burning the proverbial midnight oil to make effigies of the Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad, characters from the epic Ramayana, ahead of the Dussehra festival.
Dussehra is a time to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. In order to commemorate this day, many people across the country prepare traditional meals and get together with family and friends to feast after a nine-day long fast.
The GM also appealed to the people to not fall prey to touts to get a reserved ticket.
The 75-day Dussehra celebration, the world's longest, began on Sunday in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district with adherence to a 600-year-old ritual.
After bifurcation of the state, Andhra Pradesh was left without a capital. Its first chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, had then decided to build a greenfield capital Amaravati