Religious fervour, gaiety mark Dussehra festival across Ramban

Ramban, Oct 12: The triumph of good over evil, Dussehra festival was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Ramban district on Saturday.

Prayers ( Puja Archana) were offered in different temples of the town.

In this connection, a function was organised by the Sanatan Dharam Sabha Dussehra committee, Ram Natak club and RSS unit Ramban at Government Higher Secondary School ground Ramban where effigies of Ravana, Meghnath, and Kumbkarn were erected.

In the function, a large number of devotees and people belonging to other religions participated. On the occasion of Vijayadashami and foundation day of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), volunteers (swayamsevaks) also took out their traditional foot march (Path-sanchalan) in various areas of Ramban and displayed the skills of self-defense.

The march past (Sanchalan) of RSS cadets took out through the Ramban town up to Maitra from Government Model Higher Secondary School and back. A Shastra Poojan was conducted.

After the march, an assembly (Shakha) was held in which Zila Sanchalak Dr. Mohan Lal Sharma, and Jammu Kashmir Prant (Executive Member, Working Committee, RSS, J&K) delivered a sermon (pravachan) before the audience and RSS cadets.

They said that RSS has always been at the forefront of the national cause. On the occasion an annual ritual of Shastra Poojan was also conducted.

The function was concluded with the burning of effigies of demons King Ravana, Megnath, and Kumbhkaran.

The district and Police administration had made elaborate security and other necessary arrangements for the smooth calibration of the festival