He’s the villain of the Ramayana, the ten-headed tyrant king of Lanka, the abductor of Sita, and the archenemy of Ram. For centuries, Ravan has been enshrined in Indian cultural memory as a symbol of ...

Each year, Dussehra celebrates the destruction by fire of Ravana — Lanka's ten-headed king — in the ritual of Ravan Dahan. In 2025, the festival will fall on October 2, when giant effigies of Ravana ...

On Thursday, October 2, 2025, as the effigy of Ravana burns for Dussehra, it's easy to see him as a one-dimensional villain. But the ten heads of the demon king were not just a monstrous feature; they ...

Raavan's story has been obscured over centuries, appropriated and simplified to serve vested interests, including the political narratives that gained momentum after the demolition of the Babri Masjid ...

Devotees offer pray to Ravana on the day of Vijayadashami as the temple opens once a year on the day of Dussehra, in Kanpur on Thursday. (Pintu Verma) While effigies of Ravana are burned across India ...

Every year, Dussehra in India ends with the dramatic burning of Ravana’s effigies, marking the victory of good over evil. But this is not the case everywhere. In several parts of the country, the ...

Dussehra marks the end of the nine-day Navratri celebrations across India. Also known as Vijayadashmi, it is the day when Lord Rama defeated the demon king Ravana. Across the country, Dussehra is ...