Dussehra celebrated in Punjab, Haryana

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

Effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhkaran and son Meghnadh were burnt and fire crackers set off at different places as scores of people watched.

A tight security arrangement was made around places where the effigies were burnt.

A number of effigies were soaked by rains as a thunderstorm had hit the city and many areas of Punjab and Haryana late on Tuesday.

  

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First Published: Oct 24 2012 | 6:35 PM IST