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On Tuesday, October 21, New Delhi hosted celebrations of the Hindu festival of Dussehra, symbolizing the victory of good over evil. Crowds of spectators watched the burning of giant effigies of the demon Ravana, his son Meghnad, and his brother Kumbhakarna. The Prime Minister of India attended the celebration and fired an arrow from a bow.
Sevara AzamovaDue to an administrative error, the festival's official partner See Tickets sold more bus packages than available seats on a number of routes. Affected customers will not lose their tickets: bookings will automatically convert to standard entry tickets, and the bus cost will be refunded to the card. If a customer does not wish to keep their bus seat by 31 October 2026, the conversion will happen automatically. Deposits and the April balance payment are unaffected.
Javlon TursunovSublimation festival founder and music director Sabina Inoyatova told Spot.uz about the project's history, organization costs, artist fees, and profitability. Since 2024, the festival has been held in Tashkent three times, made it into Resident Advisor's top-10 festivals in the world, and in 2026 gathered 8,000 guests at the Turkestan Palace.
Javlon TursunovBelgium is hosting the annual Pumpkimania festival with the theme 'Forest Magic': animal sculptures made of pumpkins, a giant weighing 772 kg, pumpkin kayaks and workshops. Organizers expect about 50,000 visitors until 1 November.
Shahnoza ErgashevaRashid Malikov's film was named best feature film at the X international Eurasian Bridge festival, held in Moscow on October 5–9 with films from 14 countries participating. The film previously had its world premiere in Cairo and received an award for best screenplay in Sochi.
Shahnoza Ergasheva
