Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday performed the traditional 'Shastra Pooja' at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur to mark the occasion of 'Vijayadashami'.
Chief Guest
Ex-ISRO chief and Padma Bhushan recipient K. Radhakrishnan was the chief guest for the annual event.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and former ISRO chief K. Sivan were also present at the event.
In the past, the Vijaydashami event was attended by a host of notable personalities, including former President Pranab Mukherjee and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
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'Vijaydashami'
Vijaydashami, also known as 'Dussehra', is celebrated across the country. The festical is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, according to the Hindu Luni-Solar calendar.
On this occasion, RSS Chief also remembered Maharani Durgavati, Ahilyabai Holkar, and Dayanand Saraswati.
