Ravan

Vijayadashami is being celebrated with great enthusiasm at the parade ground in Jammu

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Vijayadashami is being celebrated with great enthusiasm at the parade ground in Jammu

Jammu, 2 October (IANS) The festival of Vijayadashami is being celebrated with great enthusiasm in Jammu on Thursday, especially at the historic parade ground, where the main event will take place later. Preparations are in their final stages, and the Jammu and Kashmir Police has started a completely safety search operation to ensure safety of … Read more

A unique tradition of killing Ravana in Kota: Jethi community tramps mud effigies with its feet

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A unique tradition of killing Ravana in Kota: Jethi community tramps mud effigies with its feet

Kota, 2 October (IANS) India is a land of diverse and deeply inherent traditions, and when it comes to Dussehra, symbolizes the victory of good over evil in each region. In the Hadoti region of Rajasthan, small but culturally rich Jethi community provoked a specific tradition of ‘Killing’ Ravan, not burning, but by trampling an … Read more