New Delhi:
President Pranab Mukherjee greeted people on Durga Puja on Monday and asked them to pray to Goddess Durga for peace, happiness and prosperity.
In a message of greetings to the people, Mr Mukherjee said: "The festival of Durga Puja marks the victory of good over evil. It is the celebration of shakti (power) and bhakti (devotion) and symbolises our inner struggle to rise to higher levels of consciousness. This is a festival in which every household brims with worship and merriment."
"Let us pray to mother Durga, who epitomises female dynamism, that she guides us in the path of righteousness and blesses our land with peace, happiness and prosperity," said Mr Mukherjee.
The message added: "May this festival strengthen bonds of brotherhood and may Goddess Durga shower her blessings on all our people for years to come."
President Mukherjee is celebrating Durga Puja at his ancestral home in Mirati village in West Bengal.