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PM, Sonia witness Dussehra celebrations at Subhash Maidan

New Delhi, Thu, 06 Oct 2011 ANI

New Delhi, Oct.6 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday visited the Subhash Maidan to see the culmination of the Dussehra celebrations there.

 

The VIPS were escorted to a flower bedecked stage and garlanded with flowers by the organisers of the event soon after their arrival at the ground. Among the other important guests present were the Lt. Governor of Delhi Tejinder Khanna, the wife of Vice-President Ansari, Salma Ansari and Union Telecommunication Minister and local MP Kapil Sibal.

 

While Sonia Gandhi was given the ceremonial bow and arrow to start off the proceedings and celebrations in which the three cracker-laden effigies of demons - Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghdoot are set alight, the Prime Minister, was presented with a ceremonial sword.

 

The atmosphere in the ground was one of traditional gaiety, fun, frolic. Some of the participants were seen carrying and waving green, orange and white balloons.

 

The effigies were set on fire at around 6.15 in the evening with commoners shouting Shri Ramchandra ki Jai and vedic chants in the background.

 

The dignitaries then left the venue for the Ramlila Ground to witness a similar ceremony. (ANI)

 


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