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Delhi set to celebrate Dussehra: Ravanas ready to flash and burn
The Ravana effigy at Netaji Subhash Place grounds will have a moveable tongue. The 60-foot tall effigies were given finishing touches by a team of around 15 artisans on Thursday.
Delhi, along with the rest of the country, is all set to celebrate the festival of Dussehra today with Ramlilas across the city erecting colourful effigies of the demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakarna. HT photographers Sanchit Khanna, Mohd Zakir, Amal KS and Sanjeev Verma went around the city to bring a glimpse of the festivities.
Ramlila Grounds
The Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad effigies at Ramlila Grounds will face the fire for the 51st time this year. The Shri Ramlila Committee has picked black as the colour of Ravana, to depict evil.
Karol Bagh
The theme of Ramlila at Karol Bagh’s Ajmal Khan Park is inspired by SS Rajamouli’s movie Bahubali. Organised by the Shri Sanatan Dharm Lila Samiti, the 70-foot effigies will emit different colours when set on fire.
Pitampura
The Ravana effigy at Netaji Subhash Place grounds will have a moveable tongue. The 60-foot tall effigies were given finishing touches by a team of around 15 artisans on Thursday. The artisans, who hail from UP’s Farrukhnagar, claimed they have been making effigies for the last 50 years.
Red Fort Grounds
This Ravana effigy stands 60-foot tall. Organised by Luv-Kush Ramlila Committee, the Ramlila this year saw Union minister Harsh Vardhan play the part of Sita’s father Janak.
Sarojini Nagar
Eleven workers from Uttar Pradesh’s Paharpur Haveli have worked for a month on the 50-foot tall Ravana effigy. It will be ready to face the fire by Friday morning, at the grounds in Sarojini Nagar, opposite Pillanji village.
Red Fort Grounds
From the grand entry of Ram on a helicopter to Ravana appearing in the air (on a crane), the Nav Dharmik Lila Committee at the Red Fort Ground has always tried innovative ways to entertain the public. This year they plan to experiment with symbolic bow and arrows emitting different colour lights.
Rohini
In northwest Delhi’s Rohini, artisans at the Ram Lakhan Committee were giving the final touches to the 60-foot effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad. The artisans said they started assembling the effigies two days ago. The workers claimed that due to the height of the effigies, they were finding it difficult to balance the 10 heads of Ravana.
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