Kota (Rajasthan): The festive spirit of Navratri reached a crescendo at the Dusshera Ground in Kota on Thursday with the effigy of Ravan, standing true to its name demon king at a ‘world record’ 233 feet, going up in flames in front of a sea of people brimming with hopes of the good prevailing over the evil, and the victory of light over darkness.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the three-time sitting MP from Kota, and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma inaugurated the 132nd National Dusshera Fair in a grand ceremony here, which was followed by the burning of the giant-size effigy of Ravan, along with 60-foot-tall effigies of Kumbhkaran and Meghnath on either side.

The effigies were set on fire with an arrow shot by the head of the erstwhile royal family of Kota, Ijyaraj Singh, who re

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