Dewas: Dussehra was celebrated in the city with great fervour with the burning of a 45-foot-tall effigy of Ravana in the presence of chief guest MLA Gayatri Raje Pawar on Friday at Ramashrya Bilawali. Special guests on the occasion were former mayor Subhash Sharma and Durgesh Agarwal. Trust president Ramesh Kumar Agrawal said that, before the burning of the effigy, a maha aarti of Lord Shri Ram was performed. Scores of people marked their presence and enjoyed the fireworks.