Scenes of celebration as Dussehra comes to an end

Dussehra marks the end of the Navratri festival, and it also marks the end of Durga puja celebrations. People bid adieu to Goddess Durga until next year.

People watch a Dussehra procession in Allahabad, as the festival celebrates the victory of good over evil. (Photo | AP) 

Artists dressed as Hindu deities Laxman (left) Rama (center) and Sita, sit in a tableau during a Dussehra festival procession. (Photo | AP)

Enthralled masses of people watch as the Ram Leela unfolds, wherein an effigy of demon king Ravana is set on fire. (Photo | AP)

An effigy of Ravana burns during the Ram Leela. (Photo | AP)

Children watching the effigy burn in amazement as this marks the victory of good over evil. (Photo | AP)

An effigy of demon king Ravana's brother burns during Dussehra. (Photo | AP)

Devotees dance before immersing idols of goddess Durga in the River Yamuna during Durga Puja festival in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)

The immersion of Durga's idol marks the end of the festival that commemorates the slaying of a demon king by 10-armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo | AP)