In Photos: Cities Across India Prepares For Ravan Dahan
Ravan Dahan 2026 marks Dussehra celebrations across India as towering effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna are set ablaze, symbolising the victory of good over evil
An artist prepares effigies of demon king Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad ahead of Dussehra festival, in Ajmer, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An artisan gives finishing touches to an effigy of demon king Ravana ahead of the Dussehra festival, in Srinagar, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
Artisans assemble an effigy of demon king Ravana ahead of the Dussehra festival, in Jammu, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel conduct security checks near an effigy of demon king Ravana ahead of the Dussehra festival, in Jammu, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Effigies of demon king Ravana seen on a roadside stall ahead of the upcoming Dussehra festival, in Gurugram, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Workers unload an effigy of demon king ‘Ravana’ for sale on the eve of the ‘Dussehra’ festival, in Amritsar, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
A man moves past effigies of demon king ‘Ravana’ on the eve of the ‘Dussehra’ festival, in Amritsar, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
Artisans prepare an effigy of demon king 'Ravan' amid preparations for the 'Dussehra' festival, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A child runs around effigies of Demon King Ravan at a workshop ahead of Dussehra festival, in Hyderabad, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An artist works on an effigy of Ravana ahead of the Dussehra festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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