New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended an event being held at Dwarka here to mark Dussehra celebrations.

Soon, giant effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakaran put up at a ground there will be set ablaze.

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Prime Minister Modi was given a traditional welcome by organisers on the dais at the venue, as a sea of crowd waited eagerly to watch 'Lanka Dahan'.

Modi was welcomed with a shawl and statue of Ram Durbar, and was also gifted a mace.

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Dussehra celebrations mark the end of nine-day festivities of 'Navratra'. The tradition of burning of effigies signifies the triumph of good over evil.

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