Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu extended Vijayadashami greetings, calling the festival a reminder to follow truth and courage.
• Showers in parts of Delhi toppled at least one Ravana effigy and raised doubts about evening burnings, with no official word on postponements.
• Media reports said PM Modi was likely to attend a Ravan Dahan in East Delhi’s Patparganj around 6 pm, but there was no official confirmation.
• Dussehra ceremonies went ahead across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, including the burning of a 180‑foot Ravana in Panchkula with police deployments.
• Jammu’s Parade Ground prepared for evening effigy burnings under intensified security, as panchang timings placed Dashami’s end at 7:10 pm and Ravan Dahan windows in Delhi at 6:05–7:10 pm and in Mumbai at 6:06–7:19 pm.