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In one of my previous thread I covered temple on most villianeous character of Mahabharata, Duryodhan. Now let us learn about two temples of North India on so called most villianeous character of Ramayana that is Ravana

||Ravana Temples in north India||

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There are a few societies still existing in India that acknowledge and worship Ravana as a deity as he is believed to be an outstanding scholar, a pro in fine arts, an expert astrologer and warrior, and even a man of great penances

1. Dashanan Temple Kanpur, UP:
Temple is...
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believed to be 125-plus years old in Shivala locality of Kanpur, where the devout open the portals of the shrine once annually on Dussehra & chants of “Ravan Baba Namah” reverberaes inside temple

2. Ravana Mandir, Bisrakh, Greater Noida, UP:
Bisrakh is the birthplace...
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of Ravana located in Greater Noida, UP. This place is believed to be named after Ravana’s father, Rishi Vishravas but with time, original name got corrupted. At this site sage Vishravas & Ravana offered worship to a Shivalinga thousands of years ago. About a century...
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back, a Shivalinga was found after excavating this spot & is believed to be the same lingam as worshipped by Ravana & his sage-father.
Villagers here do not celebrate Ram Leela or Dussehra instead mourning for the “Maha Brahman” is observed on Dussehra.
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Few more Ravana Temples in India are:
3. Mandor Ravana Temple, Rajasthan
4. Mandsaur Ravana Temple, MP
5. Ravangram Ravana Temple, MP
6. Kakinada Ravana Temple, Andhra Pradesh

I shall cover these temples in my future threads sometime

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