Photos: Devi immersed, Dussehra celebrated across the country

Navratri, the nine days of celebration of each form of Goddess Durga, culminates with Dussehra, the tenth day also known as Vijayadashami. There are two mythological tales behind the celebration of victory of good over evil. The first one is about Goddess Durga’s victory over demon Mahishasura. The second is associated with Lord Ram, who fought a war with Ravana and killed him on the tenth day, and is celebrated as Vijayadashami.

Updated on: Sep 30, 2017 10:36 PM IST

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An effigy of demon king Ravana goes up in flames marking the end of Dussehra festival in Jammu. Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami, marks the culmination of the 10-day long Navratri festival, in which Goddess Durga is worshipped as well as the festive proceedings of Durga Puja also came to an end with the immersion of idols. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)

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The five-day Durga Puja festivities came to an end today with the immersion of Durga idols. The women took part in the ‘Sindoor Khela’ ritual, smearing vermilion on each other at the puja organized by Purbapalli Durgabari Samiti in sector 15 part-2 community centre, in Gurgaon. They offered sweets and prayers to the goddess while the young swayed merrily to the rhythmic beats of the dhak (drums). (Parveen Kumar / HT Photo)

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Arrows were fired to set the effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakaran ablaze at the Parade Ground, Delhi, and an event that was attended by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi among a host of other dignitaries. The burning of the giant effigies, was organised by the Shri Dharmik Leela Committee, which has been organising the city’s one of the most high-profile Ramleela events at the grounds opposite the historic Red Fort since 1924. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Bollywood actor Mukesh Rishi played the role of Ravana at the popular Luv Kush Ramlila in Old Delhi. ‘Ravana isn’t the usual villain. He is smart, has a personality, and has shades of grey which make him a complex character. There is versatility in the role and I plan to maximise on that,’ says Rishi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Artists dressed as Hindu gods Rama and Laxman act as fireworks explode during Dussehra festival celebrations in Chandigarh. Professional actors dress up and act out portions of the sacred text, Ramayana. (Ajay Verma / Reuters)

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The Durga idols were immersed in Yamuna River at Kalindi Kunj, New Delhi. Idols from nearly 200 Durga Pujas from across Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad are immersed at different Yamuna ghats every year. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath who also heads the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur while worshiping Lord Shiva at ancient Mansarovar temple, led the Dussehra procession in his capacity as the mahant of the temple. (Deepak Gupta / HT Photo)

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Ramlila celebrations has come to an end -- people visited Dussehra mela at Luv Kush Ramlila of Lal Qila in their vicinity to watch the theatrical retelling of Ramayana and to enjoy the various joyrides and food stalls that were set up. (Burhaan Kinu / HT PHOTO)

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Effigy of Ravana goes up in flames during Dussehra celebrations at Luv Kush Ramlila of Lal Qila. The final act of burning Ravana’s effigy is to signify victory over evil. (Burhaan Kinu / HT PHOTO)