In the beginning, I used to get Rs 60 to prepare effigies, but now I get Rs 25,000. The effigies are now being prepared in lakhs.”He said Dushehra is incomplete without showing the victory of good over evil and for that effigies have to be burnt. He said they can keep the height of Ravana up to 65 feet, but there is a space constraint in the locality. The crackers create pollution and moreover our fair is celebrated inside locality and we have decided to avoided crackers.” He said everything has become costly and so do the effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran. Kalia said, “We do not seek donations and entire celebration is done through contribution by members.
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