6 Places in India where Ravana is Worshipped

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

Dussehra is celebrated as a festival of good’s victory over evil.

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It was on this day that Lord Rama defeated and killed Lanka’s evil king Ravana.

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Large effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhkaran and son Meghanada, are erected and set on fire on the evening of Dussehra or Vijayadashami.

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However, there are places where people worship Ravana and pray for his departed soul.

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Bisrakh, Uttar Pradesh

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Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh

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Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

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Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

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Kolar, Karnataka

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