Dussehra will be celebrated across the country today. A 181 feet tall effigy of Ravana will be burnt in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, which is said to be the tallest in the country. The 79th Dussehra Mahotsav will be celebrated on October 20 by the Bannu Biradari Dussehra Committee at the Parade Ground. This time, Uttarakhand's tallest 181 feet effigy of Ravana will be the center of attraction, which has been built at a cost of Rs 21 lakh.
Apart from this, Lanka will also be burnt along with the effigies of Kumbhakarna and Meghnath. This time also the burning of Ravana will be done remotely. For this, ten bombs have been planted in the effigy. Bannu Biradari Dussehra Committee organized a press conference at the Parade Ground on Friday. Officials of the fraternity said that like every year, this time too the fraternity will organize a grand Dussehra festival at the parade ground. He told that this time the height of Ravana has been increased.
Bannu Biradari Dussehra Committee President Santokh Singh Nagpal said that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will attend the festival as the chief guest. He told that this time there will be no entry into the parade ground from where the procession comes from.
At the same time, a 30 feet tall cockroach effigy will also be burnt along with Ravana in Delhi. Effigies of Ravana will be burnt 111 feet tall in Indore, 105-105 feet tall in Kota and Bhopal, while 101-101 feet tall effigies will be burnt in Raipur and Ujjain. The tradition of burning Ravana in the country is considered to be more than 200 years old. It is believed that Tulsidas's disciple Megha Bhagat started Ramlila in Varanasi in the 17th century.
However, historical evidence of this is found in a painting made by British artist James Prinsep in 1834. In this, the organization of Ramlila and Ravana Dahan is shown in front of the king of Banaras in Ramnagar. This picture is present in the British Library in London.
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