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Ram Lila

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Dussehra

In Dussehra: Ram Lila and the burning of Ravana effigies
In North India, it incorporates Ram Lila, a gala theatrical enactment of Rama’s life story. Effigies of Ravana—often along with those of Meghnada (Ravana’s son) and Kumbhkarana (Ravana’s brother)—are stuffed with firecrackers and set ablaze at dusk in open fields.
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