Famous Ravana Temple in India: While Dussehra is celebrated as Ravana Dahan on the one hand, worship is done in many places in India in the Ravana temple. Dashanan Temple in Kanpur, Bisarkh village of Noida etc. are witness to this tradition.
Dussehra ravana worship: Dussehra, who is celebrated as a symbol of the victory of good over evil, is going to come. Dussehra is celebrated in different ways with pomp in different parts of the country. Somewhere in Dussehra, the effigy of Ravana is burnt, then there are some places where Ravana is worshiped in Dussehra. Yes! Usually Ravana may be considered as an evil spirit, but worship is also done due to some of his goodness. If you are thinking that this would happen only in Sri Lanka, then you are absolutely wrong. There are many places in the country of India, where there are temples of Ravana and people also worship it. Let us know which places are there in a country where Ravana is worshiped.
200 year old Ravan temple of Kanpur
There are a total of 3 temples of Ravana in Uttar Pradesh. One of them is about 200 years old Dashanan Ravana Temple at Shivala, Kanpur. The specialty of this temple is that it opens only 1 time a year. Ravana’s Aarti is performed in the morning. The priests of the temple believe that Ravana is worshiped once a year due to scholarship. At the same time, the effigy of Ravana is burnt in the evening so that the ego can be destroyed.
Ravana’s ancestors live in Bisarkh
The famous Ravana Janmabhoomi temple in the village near Greater Noida is located in Bisarkh. It is believed that Ravana was born in a small village near Noida. The people living here consider Ravana as their ancestor and worship Ravana to get the blessings of his intellect and force. This temple is also closed throughout the year and opens only on the day of Dussehra.
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Ravana temple located in Karnataka
Ramalingeshwar Ravana Temple is located in Kolar district in Karnataka. The specialty of this temple is 4 Shivling located here. It is believed that Shiva devotee brought this Shivling from Ravana Kailash, which was established here.
Ravana was married in Mandsaur
The temple of Ravana is also present in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, which is known as Ravana village Ravana Temple. The villagers believe that Ravana and Mandodari were married in this place. This place has special significance and other Gods and Goddesses along with Ravana are also worshiped here.
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