The festival Dussehra is the celebration of Lord Ram’s triumph over Ravana : the victory of good over evil. Ravan had abducted Sita , the wife of Lord Rama and took her with him to his kingdom of Lanka. It is called Dussehra because…

Ramlila is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, ending up in ten-day battle between Lord Ram and Ravana, as described in The Ramayana. The play is staged annually at this time and sometimes stretches over the full ten days culminating…

Ravana the demon king is depicted as the principal antagonist of Rama. In all versions of the Ramayana, Rama triumphs over him in a ferocious battle, which is characterized by use of some absolutely awesome weapons. Finally Sita, who had been abducted by Ravana,…