President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi to attend Dussehra organised by Shri Dharmik Leela Committee in Delhi
Oct 11, 2024
New Delhi [India], October 11 : President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the Dussehra programme on Saturday organised by the Shri Dharmik Leela Committee in Delhi.
Dheeraj Dhar Gupta, General Secretary of Shri Dharmik Leela Committee said, "The programme will begin at 5.30 pm tomorrow. Both the President and the Prime Minister are coming. Tomorrow, on the occasion of Dussehra, all three effigies will be burnt."
He further said that for the last 8 to 10 days Ramleela event has been going on.
"This is our 101st year. All the programmes were conducted very well. Police authorities helped us to manage the event. Generally, the height of Ravana is 70 feet. Security has been heightened in view of the Prime Minister attending the event tomorrow. Special Protection Group (SPG) is taking care of the security for tomorrow's event," he added.
Meanwhile Sri Ram Lila society has claimed to have erected the tallest Ravan effigy in India, standing at an impressive 211 feet tall in Sector 10 of Dwarka here.
The organisers have also sent an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to the Sri Ram Lila Society, it took 4 months to prepare and install this structure.
Speaking to ANI, Rajesh Gehlot, Chairman of the organizing committee, said, "As we can see, sin is increasing in the society so this effigy is depicting the increasing sins and we will burn them all on Dusherra, that is, on October 12, 2024. We have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ceremony and we are hopeful for positive reply. We have sent the invitation to other BJP leaders as well."
'Vijyayadashmi' or 'Dussehra', is celebrated to mark the triumph of good over evil. It is believed that Lord Rama killed Ravan on this day, and with this belief, the culture of burning the effigies of Ravan began.
Vijayadashmi marks the end of the five-day festivities of Durga Puja, and it also marks the culmination of the nine-day-long Navratri festival.
