Ravana Effigies Lose Sheen This Dussehra, Size Cut Down By More Than 60%

by Siddharth Chaturvedi Oct 23, 2020 • 12:59 PM Views 753

The COVID-19 pandemic cutting down the size of economies across the globe is also reflecting in the reduced height of Ravana effigies in the city. Dinesh Marwaha, Chairman of Sri Ramleela Committee of Ludhiana has said that earlier the statues of Ravana used to be 90-95 feet and now it will be just 30-35 feet. Marwaha said that the atmosphere is not to celebrate happiness, and the celebrations this year would be merely symbolic