As the Dussehra festival approaches, effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad are being sold at markets in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal, keeping alive the year-old tradition of effigy burning.

A huge number of effigies have been prepared in the Baskhedi area of Shahpura and TT Nagar area in the state capital Bhopal. The artisans have prepared these effigies after months of hard work and hope to get better sales this year.

Effigy maker Balram Bansal said, “A 10-foot effigy of Ravana is priced at Rs 5,000. Out of which, it costs approximately Rs 4,000 rupees in making and only about Rs 1,000 remains as profit. Last year, we suffered heavy losses due to rains, this year we are hoping for better sales. If it rains again, the paper effigies get damaged and sales collapse.”

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