Dussehra 2023: The making of Mumbai's Ravan by Dadari Muslim artists

Dussehra 2023 is here to remind us of the victory of good over evil. To symbolise this message, each year, huge effigies of Ravan are burnt in India in a spectacle display of fireworks on the occasion of Dussehra. But behind the scenes of this extravaganza show is the backbreaking hard work of Ravan effigy makers. Especially in Mumbai, each year, covering hundreds of miles, Dadari Muslim artists from Greater Noida travel to Mumbai to make Ravan effigies through a series of complex processes. What goes into making these Ravan effigies and how is the life of these effigy makers? Watch the video to have inside access into Ravan Dahan 2023.