Sat, 17 Oct, 2026, 03:40 pm
Reported by The Hindu
left An artist giving finishing touches to an effigy of Ravana in New Delhi. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/wxbppr/article71583681.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/RAVANA%204.
JPG SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA NEW DELHI, 14/10/2026: Artist giving the finishing touches to effigy of Ravana ahead of festival of Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) , New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu From Cockroach Janta Party protests and SIR to dengue and Spider-Man, Delhi’s Ravana-makers are getting a variety of requests and are giving the festival’s most recognisable villain a contemporary makeover NEW DELHI Along the Najafgarh Road at Titarpur in West Delhi, Ravanas are everywhere.
Rows of towering wooden frames, wrapped in bright paper and awaiting their final embellishments, stand outside makeshift stalls stretching over a kilometre. Artisans bend over the structures, fastening strips of coloured paper with glue, sketching faces and adding the finishing touches.
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