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Family Of Effigy Makers Goes Hungry On Dussehra In Reverence To Ravana

The family considers Ravana as a scholar and their Guru

Yamunanagar: The festival of Vijayadashami has several manifestations in different parts of the country. One of them comes from Yamunanagar in Haryana, where a family that is engaged in making the effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkarna goes to bed without having their evening meal on the night of Dussehra.

For the Manchanda family of this city that has been engaged in making the effigies for the last five generations, it is an emotional occasion. This family has been making effigies that are as tall as 70 feet and are the pride of Dussehra celebrations in the city. These effigies are completed over a period of more than one mo

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