A 180-ft effigy of Ravana, the tallest in the Tricity, will be set ablaze at Shalimar Ground in Sector 2 here to celebrate Dasehra on Thursday, symbolising the victory of good over evil. Besides, two equally imposing effigies of Meghnad and Kumbhkarana, each 100-ft tall, will also go up in flames.

The three effigies have been built with cloth worth over Rs 2.5 lakh and around 5,000 firecrackers — 3,000 in the Ravana’s effigy and 1,000 each in the other two. The Ravana’s effigy, which has a towering 20-ft leg and a 45-ft sword, has cost the organisers Rs 15 lakh. His ten heads give him a commanding presence that has already drawn curious onlookers to the venue.

A team of Muslim artisans from Uttar Pradesh, led by master craftsman Mohammad Usman, has built the effigies. Usman, who has over

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