Patna’s 71-Year Ravan Dahan Tradition At Gandhi Maidan Could Mark End Of An Era As Venue Shifts In 2027
Patna’s 71st annual Ravan Dahan ceremony at Gandhi Maidan could be the last at the historic venue, with Chief Minister ...
Tag: Dussehra
Gandhi Maidan Ramlila Festival From October 11: Nitish Kumar To Inaugurate, 90-Foot Ravan To Be Burnt On October 20
Gandhi Maidan will host Patna’s 11-day Ramlila festival from October 11, with a 90-foot Ravan effigy, fireworks on October 20 ...
Patna Dussehra 2026: PMC Orders Deep Cleaning At Gandhi Maidan, Super Suckers On Alert To Tackle Waterlogging
PMC has ordered deep cleaning at Gandhi Maidan and placed pumps and super suckers on standby ahead of the Dussehra ...
Ramlila Maidan To Be Built Near Marine Drive by March 2027, To Host Ramlila And Ravan Vadh Events: CM Samrat Choudhary
CM Samrat Choudhary announces that a new Ramlila Maidan near Marine Drive will be ready by March 2027, providing a ...
Over 50 Special Buses To Run To Bihar During Dussehra And Chhath, Easing Festive Travel Rush For Migrants
Over 50 special buses will operate from Delhi and other states to Bihar during Dussehra and Chhath to ease the ...
Dussehra 2025: Thousands Gather in Mokama and Paliganj to Witness Effigy Burnings of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Meghnath
Thousands gathered in Mokama and Paliganj to witness the symbolic burning of effigies on Dussehra 2025, with processions, Ramayana tableaux, ...
Dussehra Traditions: Light Diyas at Key Spots to Invite Wealth and Goddess Lakshmi’s Blessings
From Tulsi plants to the Shami tree, rituals of lighting diyas on Dussehra are seen as a way to dispel ...
Dussehra 2025: Rain Disrupts Patna’s Ravana Burning as Effigy ‘Melts’ at Gandhi Maidan
The much-anticipated burning of Ravana’s effigy in Patna ended in disappointment as rain caused the figure to collapse before it ...
Ravana Effigy Burning in Patna Traced to Post-Partition Migrants, Not Pre-Independence Tradition
The tradition of burning Ravana’s effigy in Patna began eight years after independence, initiated by Hindu and Sikh migrants from ...
Patna-Bound Flights Soar to Record Highs as Diwali and Dussehra Travel Surges
Festival travel to Bihar becomes increasingly expensive as flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad reach record highs.
