No Ravan Dahan! Why this Rajasthan village celebrates Dussehra by killing Ravan with bow and arrow, not buring

In Ropa village, Rajasthan, the Dussehra festival is celebrated through an extraordinary custom called Ravan Vadh. Instead of the typical burning of an effigy, the villagers engage in a ritual that symbolizes the defeat of Ravan with a bow and arrow. They maintain a permanent 10-foot cement statue of Ravan, which is lovingly repainted every year.