Tome And Plume: MP Villages That Don’t Treat Ravana As Villain, Rather Worship Him
While Ravana's effigies are burned during Dussehra, four Madhya Pradesh villages worship him instead. Residents of Ravangram, Khanpur, Chikli and Ravanwara revere Ravana as a family deity, son-in-law, scholar or protector. Their unique traditions, temples and rituals highlight the state's diverse cultural beliefs and interpretations of the Ramayana.
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- India
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- Madhya Pradesh
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- The Free Press Journal
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- arup chakraborty, syntactician
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 8:30 am IST
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