Dussehra 2021: Ravana effigies await the celebrations
As we near the last day of Navratri celebrations, the country is gearing up to celebrate Dussehra.
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Dussehra marks the last day of the nine-day celebrations of Navratri. Dedicated to the nine forms of goddess Durga, Navratri started on October 7 and ends on October 15. Dussehra is celebrated by burging the effigies of ravana in multiple states of India.(HT Photos/ Ravi Kumar)
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An actor poses as Ravana with the nine heads, ahead of the Dussehra celebrations.(HT Photos/Ravi Kumar)
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Actors, dressed as Ravana, Kumbhkarana nd Meghnath, pose for the cameras.(HT Photos/ Ravi Kumar)
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Huge structures of the Ravana are being carried to be installed.(HT Photos/ Ravi Kumar)
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The head of the Ravana’s effigy is being carried, to be put up.(HT Photos/ Ravi Kumar)
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A worker carries a structure while the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnath can be seen installed.(HT Photos/ Sanchit Khanna)
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Devotees help in installing the effigies.(HT Photos/ Ravi Kumar)
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Dressed in bright colours, the effigies await the Dussehra celebrations to start.(HT Photos/ Sanchit Khanna)
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