Chhattisgarh: After the Dussehra celebration, the Dhamtari Municipal Corporation (DMC) ordered the suspension of clerk Rajendra Yadav for his alleged negligence in making the effigy of Ravana.
As per our yearly tradition, there will be a 'Ravana Dahan' ceremony, but the Ravana of this year is different. With time, Ravana also changes... He used to be 10-headed till now... how many heads does he have now? He is 50 times more betraying, Uddhav Thackeray said.
Dussehra 2022: This year, the grand Hindu festival is being celebrated on October 5th. On the occasion, let's take a look at the lesser known facts about Ravana.
Ravana was originally named Dasagriva, meaning the one with ten heads. The demon king gave a one-year ultimatum to Sita advising her to change her mind and accept him as her suitor. Ravana, was one of the central characters of the Ramayana, yet most of the people are not aware of his background and his erudite knowledge.
On Sunday, during Dussehra festivities, effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were set on fire by farmers in several parts of Punjab and Haryana.
The nation is celebrating Dussehra festival on October 25.
Ravana who was Ramayana’s prime antagonist had a lot of interesting facts about him. Take a look
The festival of Dussehra is approaching, however, this year the essence of festival has faded due to COVID pandemic.
The Sri Lankan government has issued an advertisement asking people to share documents to prove that Ravana, the villain of Hindu epic Ramayan, was the first aviator in the world.
Till late night, the situation in Malpura showed no signs of improvement even as senior officials reached the town to pacify the protesters. Some shops were also torched during the clashes.
India's tallest Ravana effigy with a height of 221 feet, constructed here at an outlay of Rs 50 lakh, went up in flames on Tuesday to mark the Dussehra festival.
A 20-ft Ravana effigy made of plastic waste will be dismantled mechanically rather than being burnt, as is the tradition, during the Dussehra celebrations here on Tuesday to promote environment conservation.
In the wake of Dussehra festival, a Ravana effigy, 221 feet tall will be erected in Chandigarh.
Dussehra is celebrated every year across India with fervour to mark the victory of good over evil. Effigies of Ravana are burnt in every part of the country. It is said that Lord Rama killed Ravana to avenge the abduction of his wife Sita. According to mythology, Lord Rama was a righteous person and Ravana was a demon. In some parts of India, on this day idols of Goddess Durga are immersed, to mark the end of Navratri.
At a height of 215 feet, the Ravana effigy has been made with 7,000 kilograms of bamboo, 200 kilograms of gum, 600 kilograms of paper and cloth and 20 quintals of iron frame. The Ravana effigy has been designed at a cost of Rs 30 lakh.
Ravana important facts: Ravana is not his birth name. He was named Dashagriva or Dashanana, due to the fact that he has 10 heads.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Ravana during his speech on Dussehra linking him to a terrorist has drawn fury from a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who runs Ravana Force. Denouncing the comments by
People in some parts of the country worship demon King Ravana and have also built temples for him. Here are 5 temples of Ravana in India
Ravana was a king of demons with ten heads and 20 hands according to Hindu mythology. Though demon king Ravana is the prime antagonist character in the epic Ramayana, yet most of the people are
New Delhi: Towering effigies of 10-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran crackled in fiery splendour marking the triumph of good over evil as gusto and fervour marked Dussehra festivities across the
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