NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Dussehra, symbolising the triumph of good over evil, was celebrated across the country on Thursday, marking an end to the nine-day Navratri festival with revellers flocking to Ramleela grounds to witness the burning of effigies of demon king Ravana. Rain, however, played a spoilsport at some places, including Delhi, in the evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not attend a Dussehra event because of rains. Besides effigies of Ravana, those of his brother Kumbhakarna and son Meghnad also went up in flames at open grounds. Curtains also came down on the 11-day Dasara celebrations in Mysuru and Durga Puja in West Bengal. Tragedy struck during two Durga idol immersion processions in Madhya Pradesh in which 11 people, including two children, were killed. At leas

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