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Updated On: 29 September, 2009 07:24 AM IST | | Rajeev Tyagi
VIPs were busy dusting ash off their bodies at the Subhash Maidan Dusshera celebrations, while cranes were busy fixing effigy faces at the last moment
VIPs were busy dusting ash off their bodies at the Subhash Maidan Dusshera celebrations, while cranes were busy fixing effigy faces at the last momentu00a0
Dusshera dos in Delhi are as dramatic as they can get. At one such celebration in Subhash Maidan opposite Red Fort, VIPs turned up in full fervour only to be showered with ash-dust from the evil Ravana as the effigies burned.
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Effigy of Ravana goes up in flame at Subhash Maidan |
After a delayed entry into the grounds amid tight security, parking problems and traffic detour, Prime Minister Dr Manhomhan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi walked in, only to be welcomed by defaced larger-than-life demons that were being fixed by construction cranes and frantic workers.
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