Members of VHP-Bajrang Dal held a Shastra Pujan (weapons worship) on Vijay Dashami, where they displayed dozens of guns, swords, and other weapons. A speaker emphasized the significance of weapons, calling them essential for the protection of dharma. Another speaker peddled the anti-Muslim conspiracy theories of “love jihad” and religious conversion, adding that every Hindu household should keep weapons so that “no home falls victim” to conversion, and urging parents to teach their children to defend their traditions and culture.