Be it the cyclone treat or heavy rain, it hardly matters for Punjabi-Hindu Biradari’s Dussehra committee of Ranchi who like every year are set for ‘Ravana Dahan’ on Monday at Morhabadi ground.
At 3pm sharp, Chief Minister Hemant Soren is scheduled to light the effigy of ‘Ravana’ with a bow and arrow whereas special guests including Former Speaker CP Singh, Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay, Ranchi Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Sanjeev Vijayvargiya would put the effigies of Kumbhkaran and Meghnath in fire.
“We cannot ignore nature’s mood. Rain has often caused a trouble for us but we are ready to face it any way. We are of course worried due to the cyclone treat but have made special arrangements to tackle the rain effects during Ravana Dahan,” Arun Chawla, Chairman of Punjabi-Hindu Biradari said on Saturday during a media interaction.
Besides, the main attraction of burning effigy of Ravana, the function will showcase traditional chhau and paika dance besides fireworks on ground and in air by participants from Bengal and Bihar. According to Arun Chawla about one lakh people across the state watch this traditional event every year. Since 156, the culture is being maintained. As many as 22 artisans from Gaya work on making these effigies. Ravana will stand tall at 65 feet, Meghnath will be around 60 feet and Kumbhkaran will be shortest at 55 feet.