Vehicles set on fire during violent clash on Ram Navami in Bengal's Howrah

Vehicles were set on fire during a violent clash between two groups in Bengal's Howrah on Ram Navami. The violence broke out when a Ram Navami procession was crossing the Shibpur locality. A number of cars and a few police vehicles were damaged during the violence.

In Howrah and other districts of Bengal, drumbeats, saffron flags and large cutouts of Lord Ram featured prominently in Ram Navami processions. Some of those participating in the processions were also armed with swords and trishulas. 

(Inputs by Badiyanath Jha)