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Dussehra celebrated with pomp and gaiety in Bihar

Patna, Oct 20 ( UNI) The nine-day long Durga puja festival ended in Bihar with symbolic burning of the effigy of Ravana at the historic Gandhi Maidan this evening.
Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain and Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav besides Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary attended the Shri Ramlila Mahotsav and Ravan Dahan ceremony organised with traditional fervour marking the festival of Vijayadashami, which symbolises the triumph of good over evil.
Chief Minister Choudhary performed aarti of the representations of Lord Ram and Lord Lakshman before the effigies of Kumbhakarna, Meghnad and Ravana, symbolising evil, were set ablaze one after another.
The annual Ravan Dahan ceremony is a major attraction of Vijayadashami celebrations in Patna, drawing public attention to the enduring message of the victory of righteousness over evil.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Cooperation Minister Ramkripal Yadav, BJP state president and MLA Sanjay Saraogi, MLA Sanjay Kumar, Shri Dashahara Committee Trust president Arun Kumar and chairman Kamal Nopany were among those present at the event.
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