Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad Committee & Sanmarg burnt a 50-foot tall Ravana and 40-foot effigies of Meghnad and Kumbhakaran at Central Park (Salt Lake), Kolkata.

By commemorating the triumph of good over evil, the primary goal of this festival was to create a lively engagement between the people and the rich culture and traditions of West Bengal.

The event was attended by Dev, Actor & Member of Parliament, Sujit Bose, Minister of State for Fire, Sabyasachi Dutta, Chairperson of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, Ruchika Gupta, Director of Sanmarg, Sanjay Agarwal, President of Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad, Lalit Beriwala, Chairman of Trust Board of Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad, Amit Poddar, Secretary of Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad, Udit Todi, Executive Director, Lux Industries, Saket Todi, Executive Director, Lux Industries and others.

Thousands of worshippers flocked to the site to see the yearly tradition of burning an effigy of the demon king Ravan. Hindus celebrate Dussehra by hosting unique prayer gatherings and making food offerings to the gods in their homes or at temples all around India.

In addition, they have big parades and open-air fairs with effigies of the demon king Ravana, which are burned at night over bonfires. Goddess Durga‘s idols are submerged in water on the same day.

This year marked the grand 11th anniversary of the Dussehra event.

Priyanka Dutta