Tag: Dussehra Celebrations

PM Narendra Modi participates in Kullu Dussehra celebrations

This was the first time ever that the Prime Minister of India had participated in the Kullu Dussehra celebrations.

October 5, 2022

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra organiser claims people were told to get off railway track

Madan said he was pained by the train tragedy and it will continue to haunt him for life.

October 22, 2018

President Kovind, PM Modi attend Dussehra Celebrations at Lal Qila Maidan

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Dussehra Celebrations at 15 August Park at Lal Qila Maidan in New Delhi on Friday.

October 19, 2018

‘Vijaya Dashami’ celebrated across Bengal

Devotees thronged marquees and community pujas across West Bengal on Saturday to bid farewell to Goddess Durga on “Vijaya Dashami”, which is the last day of the festival. With anticipation of the homecoming of the deity next year, married women decked in the ritualistic red-and-white saris marked the event with the customary “Sindoor Khela” or …

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September 30, 2017

PM Modi greets nation on Vijaya Dashmi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi. “Greetings to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashmi,” Modi tweeted. Vijaya Dashmi, also called Dussehra, marks the culmination of the 10-day long Navratri festival, in which Goddess Durga is worshipped. It is also believed to be the day …

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September 30, 2017