Ravana
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In Pics: Dussehra celebrations across India
India | Oct 19, 2018, 08:15 PM ISTDussehra 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.
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Haryana's Panchkula to celebrate Dusshera with ‘world’s tallest’ 215-foot-tall Ravana effigy
India | Oct 16, 2018, 11:58 AM ISTAt 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.
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Happy Dussehra 2017: 11 important facts to know about Ravana, primary antagonist of epic Ramayana
Books & Culture | Sep 30, 2017, 09:07 AM ISTRavana important facts: Ravana is not his birth name. He was named Dashagriva or Dashanana, due to the fact that he has 10 heads.
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PM Modi’s Dussehra remarks equating Ravana with a terrorist riles Sri Lankan monk
National | Oct 14, 2016, 07:30 PM ISTPrime 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
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Five temples of Ravana in India where demon king is worshipped
India | Oct 11, 2016, 06:35 PM ISTPeople 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
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11 unknown and interesting facts about Ravana
Lifestyle | Oct 10, 2016, 02:20 PM ISTRavana 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
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In Pics: Modi, Singh, Sonia share stage at Ravan Dahan in Delhi
India | Oct 04, 2014, 07:19 AM ISTNew 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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Digvijay compares RSS with Ravana
National | Jan 09, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: In comments that could stoke a fresh controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh has likened RSS to mythological demon king Ravana while slamming BJP and the Sangh over yesterday's attack on AAP office in
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Ravana was a great ruler, says new book
India | Jul 15, 2013, 10:24 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 15: Contrary to popular wisdom in India, a new book on Ravana, the 'demon king' in the Ramayana epic, says he ruled a rich and vast kingdom in ancient Sri Lanka, wrote
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11 important facts you should know about Ravana
India | Oct 16, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Though demon king Ravana is the prime antagonist character in the epic Ramayana, yet most of the people are not aware of his background, his conquests and his erudite knowledge.To put it in
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Did demon king Ravana really have ten heads?
India | Oct 03, 2013, 06:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: The demon king of Lanka Ravana is the central character in all versions of Ramayana.Ravana was known for his ten heads and was therefore known as Dashanan. It could be that his mental
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Did demon king Ravana really have ten heads?
India | Mar 21, 2013, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: The demon king of Lanka Ravana is the central character in all versions of Ramayana. Ravana was known for his ten heads and was therefore known as Dashanan. It could be that his
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Jaipur's Ravana to wear pants, shoes this Dussehra
India | Oct 20, 2012, 10:05 PM ISTJaipur, Oct 20: Ten-headed mythological demon king Ravana is set to appear in contemporary attire this year to be burnt down among crackling fireworks on Dussehra later this month in the city. Ahead of the
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Digvijay Singh compares Modi to demon king Ravan
National | Jun 13, 2012, 02:23 PM ISTAhmedabad, Jun 13: After sympathising with Sanjay Joshi following his “forced” exit from BJP, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has likened Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to demon king Ravan, asking him to shun vanity.
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Delhi Youth Dies While Watching Dussehra
India | Oct 07, 2011, 11:29 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 7: A fifteen-year-old boy Pawan died while watching the burning of Ravana effigy in Mongolpuri on Thursday evening. Pawan had gone up the roof of a school building and was watching the
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Evil Goes Up In Flames As Merriment Marks Dussehra Festivities
India | Oct 17, 2010, 08:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 17: Towering effigies of demon King Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran blazed and crackled in fiery splendour as Dussehra, symbolising the triumph of good over evil, was celebrated across the
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Priyanka Looks Like Ravana's Sister Shurpanakha In 3-D Film
Bollywood | Sep 28, 2010, 02:06 PM ISTIt's amazing. The most beautiful woman of the Ramayana age was the demon Ravana's sister Shurpanakha, and Ketan Mehta's 3-D animated Ramayan The Epic has Shurpanakha looking similar to our own Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra!Director
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Ravana Effigy Burnt In Srinagar After Gap Of 22 Years
India | Sep 28, 2009, 02:06 AM ISTSeveral thousand Kashmiri Pandits on Monday celebrated Dussehra at the SRTC ground in Srinagar after a gap of 22 long years. The last Dussehra was celebrated in 1987 in Srinagar's Iqbal Park. Effigies of Ravana,