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Ravan Dahan during a nighttime Dussehra celebration at the RK Puram Durga Puja grounds in New Delhi. A short Ramayana enactment features performers wearing gold crowns, red-and-gold costumes, and a Hanuman mask, recreating the story of Ram’s victory over Ravana. A man carrying a burning torch approaches the tall pink-and-purple Ravana effigies as an actor dressed as Ram stands nearby with a bow. The effigies catch fire, sending flames, sparks, and thick smoke into the night sky. In the final scenes, burning embers and smoke spread across the grounds as spectators watch from behind a boundary wall. The footage captures the traditional effigy-burning ceremony and the accompanying religious and cultural festivities in Delhi.
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