Dussehra being celebrated across country

New Delhi: Dussehra and Vijaya Dashmi, marking the triumph of good over evil, are being celebrated across the country today with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm.

On Vijaya Dashmi, devotees submerge the idols of



Durga in rivers and lakes on the 10th day to symbolise her return to mud from which she was made.

President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people.