Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Dussehra







Sonia Gandhi (L) puts tilak on the forehead of an actor dressed as Lord Rama during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in New Delhi












India's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government Chairman Sonia Gandhi lights a lamp during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in New Delhi . Dussehra, which is celebrated at the end of the Navratri (nine nights) festival, symbolises the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. On the night of Dussehra fire-cracker stuffed effigies of demon king Ravana are set ablaze across the country.










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