Bhopal: Drunk youths burn Ravan effigy ahead of Dussehra

India Oct 02, 2025

A group of intoxicated youths in Bhopal set a Ravan effigy on fire early Thursday morning—way before the planned Dussehra celebrations.
The incident happened around 6am in Bagh Mungaliya, leaving event organizers scrambling to fix things just hours before the big festival.

Organizers are now trying to find a replacement effigy

The group showed up in an unregistered red car and lit the effigy ahead of schedule, disrupting plans for the traditional evening ceremony that symbolizes good defeating evil.
Now, organizers are racing to find a replacement effigy so the community's celebrations can still go on as planned.