Aishbagh Ram Leela Committee, the oldest Ramlila organisers in Lucknow, have built an effigy of Ravan this year on the theme of 'anti-nationalism' and religious bigotry.
The 70-feet-fall effigy has ‘sar tan se juda’ and ‘rashtradroh ka samool naash’ (complete destruction of anti-nationalism) written on it. The effigy was burnt today.
The people from the Ramlila committee said they chose the theme because they wanted a complete annihilation of communalism.
The committee also decided not to burn the effigy of Meghnad and Kumbhkaran -- the son and brother of Ravan, respectively.
"Meghnad and Kumbhkaran tried to stop Ravan. Therefore, this year, only Ravan’s effigy will be burnt," the committee’s secretary said.
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