Dussehra In Jaipur
The
night was really dark and it was a jam-packed audience. Despite the sky being
as black as the devil himself, it was not scary. Maybe because of the belief of
the people there, that darkness will be shattered with one fire-lit arrow and
the truth will finally emerge victorious against the evil. India is a land of
beliefs. Despite good and evil being an integral part of the society, its
people’s belief that keeps them true to sense of India.
For
a moment the gloom had engulfed the lights from the crackers but then, a range
of shooting stars spread lights so vivid that it could be seen from far away.
Isn’t it the same that happens around us? However strong the evil is, good
finally makes a way for itself to shine. Be it Lord Ram, Krishna or any divine
figure that led mankind from darkness to light, had to fight the battle that
defined their godlike personality. That is what defines how humans should be.
Raavan is synonymous to evil and arrogance and burning the effigy every year
does not only mean celebration but it means teaching mankind that everyone of
us have it inside us to fight and defeat what is wrong.
The
evening was pleasant and people from all spheres of life had gathered together
to see the annual celebration of Dussehra.
Elderly had come to witness what they had read and heard growing up. Kids were
more excited to buy balloons off the fair and young people to know more of what
our country’s heritage is.
The
moment had finally arrived and chants hailing the King of Ikshvaku roared the
arena, while a young boy, with his body painted all blue stepped on the
pedestal and everybody bowed down to the supreme god of nature. He then, lifted
his bow and pointed towards the magnanimous effigy of evil and with a belief of
Lord Ram himself, shot the arrow. The statue began bursting and within a few
moments it lay shattered on the ground. Fireworks began rustling the sky and it
was yet another year, when truth had triumphed against evil.
When
the crowd began to scatter, a little boy sitting on his father’s shoulders
asked his father if he could be Ram next dussehra
and the father replied, “Of course! You could and turned around to leave,
looking at brunt effigy of Raavan, thinking to himself, if only there could be
another like Lord Ram.
Our
scriptures say that Raavan was not all bad. He was the most learned sage in all
of universe and was a profound devotee of Shiva but what gave him away was his
lust and arrogance. Like human being is made of all kind of emotions, good and
bad but what matters is the quality that we mold to be primary. It not what
lies within but what is seen by the world outside turns someone into Demon King
Raavan and someone into Lord of Light, Ram.
What a great shot of Ravana.
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