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Amidst ‘Jai Shree Ram’ chants, Dussehra celebrated with religious fervour in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 20 (UNI) Dussehra symbolising the triumph of good over evil, was celebrated on Tuesday with religious fervour in parts of Jammu city.
Dussehra was celebrated at around ten locations with the main function at Parade Ground.
Colourful ‘jhankies’ were taken out in the areas where the festival was celebrated following which the effigies of Ravana and his two brothers Meghnatha and Kumbhkarna were lit to flames.
Large number of people participated in the celebrations amidst bursting of crackers and chanted ‘Jai Shree Ram’ when the effigies were burnt.
Huge LED screens were also installed at some locations for the public to have a glimpse of the celebrations as gathering was not allowed to move closer to the effigies as preventive measures.
Various mohalla committees were constituted for the smooth and successful conduct of the events at different locations including Parade Ground, Gandhi Nagar, Sainik Colony, Bhagwati Nagar, Janipur, Paloura, Trikuta Nagar and Channi Himamt.
Tallest effigies of Ravana and Meghnath and Kumbhkarna were installed at Parade Ground.
National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, BJP J&K Chief Sat Sharma, BJP MLAs Yudhvir Sethi and Arvind Gupta also participated in the celebrations at Parade Ground.
The administration had made elaborate arrangements for the public while security was also in place for incident and hassle-free celebrations across the district.
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