Raven Fire initially started 2:11 p.m. June 20 in Siskiyou County, California. It has burned 10.2 acres after being active for three days. By Monday morning, the fire crew has achieved full ...

"Ravana, the eternal king of Lanka, ever a devotee of Shiva, the eye of wisdom among poets — such is Ravana." Every year, ...

Celebrating Ravana As the world celebrates Ravana’s death by burning huge effigies of him during Diwali, Bisarakh celebrates their son on Dussehra.

With India’s independence in 1947, there was a surge in nationalist sentiment. The burning of Ravana came to symbolize the defeat of colonial rule and other forms of oppression.

We’re taught stories young, who’s good, who’s evil. Rama is the hero. Ravana is the villain. Case closed. But life doesn’t ...

While the majority of India celebrates Dussehra by burning his effigies, there are a few distinctive communities that honor Ravana as a devout Shiva bhakta, a clever scholar, and a strong ruler. Using ...

Within Beddington Park in Wallington, a colossal effigy of Ravana, a demon king, was going to be set alight for the surrounding crowd to observe.

Unlike most parts of India, where Dussehra ends with the symbolic burning of Ravana’s effigy, Mandsaur takes a unique approach by mourning his death.

An effigy of the demon king Ravan exploded duringa Dussehra event on Saturday, leading to comparisons with a "nuclear test".

He’s the villain of the Ramayana, the ten-headed tyrant king of Lanka, the abductor of Sita, and the archenemy of Ram. For centuries, Ravan has been enshrined in Indian cultural memory as a ...

Raven Fire initially started 2:11 p.m. June 20 in Siskiyou County, California. It has burned 10.2 acres after being active for two days. By Sunday evening, the fire crew has achieved full ...