Victory of Good over Evil: Lord Ram Slays Ravan in Jahangirabad Ramlila

Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad: A large effigy of Ravan went up in flames at the Ramlila ground in the town’s Bada locality during Vijayadashami, symbolising the victory of good over evil. The Dussehra fair was organised under the leadership of Manoj Gupta, president of the Shri Janata Adarsh Ramlila Committee, and Bharat Goyal, president of the Dussehra fair. Chief guest Sonu Pathak, a prominent entrepreneur and traders’ leader from Ghaziabad, and municipal chairperson Kishanpal Singh fired flaming arrows to set the effigy alight. Chants in praise of Lord Ram echoed across the fairground.

The Vijayadashami fair held on Tuesday featured a Ramlila performance lasting around four hours. The enactment of the fierce battle between Lord Ram and Lakshman and Ravan’s army was a major attraction for spectators. In the performance, after Vibhishan revealed the secret of Ravan’s death, Lord Ram fired an arrow into Ravan’s navel and killed him. After the enactment, chief guest Sonu Pathak and municipal chairperson Kishanpal Singh burnt the effigy, carrying forward the longstanding tradition.

As the Ravan effigy caught fire, fireworks accompanied chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ across the ground. The occasion conveyed the message of the victory of good over evil.

Crime Inspector Manoj Tyagi and police outpost in-charge Ajay Kumar, accompanied by a large police deployment, kept a close watch for troublemakers at the Dussehra fair. Those present included municipal executive officer Om Giri, sub-inspector Rohit Kumar, Udham Singh, Jayesh Agarwal, Naveen Bansal, Lav Chaddha and Sandeep Varshney, along with other local dignitaries.

Founder Ramhari Goyal, Gopal Shastri, Naveen Goyal, Sachin Goyal, Neetu Pathak, Mukesh Lodhi, Ramgopal Bansal, Mahesh Saini, Jaybhagwan Gupta, Nitish Agarwal, K. P. Saini, Saurabh Virdi, Sanjay Bansal, Raunak Bansal, Manuraj Goyal and Honey Varshney provided special support in making the fair a success.