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Large effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghanad stand illuminated at dusk, with one effigy engulfed in flames and fireworks as people watch during Dussehra festival in New Delhi. A large crowd watches and records as a towering effigy of Ravana with ten heads burns in flames during Dussehra celebrations at night in Mumbai, India. Scenes from the Ramayana enacted during Ramlila
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Effigies of the 10-headed demon king Ravana (center), his son Meghanada (left), and...
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Ravana dahan (“burning”)
A burning effigy of the 10-headed demon king Ravana.
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Scenes from the Ramayana enacted during Ramlila
Ramlila, a traditional performance of scenes from the epic Ramayana...
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