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Dussehra: Celebrating the triumph of good over evil

Festival marking God Rama's victory over the demon Ravana, Dussehra sees huge effigies of the demon king being burnt across India.

By :  stephen dalton
Update: 2017-09-30 03:29 GMT
Festival marking God Rama's victory over the demon Ravana, Dussehra sees huge effigies of the demon king being burnt across India. (Photo: AP, PTI)
Bollywood actors Mukesh Rishi and Raza Murad perform as Ravana and Kumbhakaran during Ramlila at historical Red Fort Ground in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
Effigies of demon king Ravana his brother Kumbhakaran and son Meghnad being placed on the eve of Dussehra festival at historical Red Fort ground in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)
Indian artists dressed as Hindu deities Laxman, left, Rama, center, and Sita, sit in a tableau during a Dussehra festival procession in Allahabad. (Photo: AP)
A crane is used to install an effigy of demon king Ravana on the eve of Dussehra festival at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. (Photo: PTI)
People carry an effigy of the demon King Ravana for installation, on the eve of Dussehra festival in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)
People on a swing ride at a Dussehra fair in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)
People enjoy \"Tagarina Kalaga\" (ram fight) on the occasion of Dussehra festival at Karimpeth in Hubbali. (Photo: PTI)
Indian children walk past an effigy of demon king Ravana ahead of Hindu festival Dussehra, on the outskirts of Ahmadabad. (Photo: AP)
An Indian worker gives final touches to an effigy of mythical demon King Ravana ahead of Hindu festival Dussehra in New Delhi, India, Thursday. (Photo: AP)
Festival marking God Rama's victory over the demon Ravana, Dussehra sees huge effigies of the demon king being burnt across India.

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