India, Oct. 20 -- A day ahead of Dussehra celebrations, the Ramlila committees across Noida and Greater Noida were busy giving a final touch to their effigies of demon King Ravana, his brother Kumbhakarna, and son Meghnatha to be burnt on Tuesday evening.

At the Ramlila ground in Greater Noida's Site 4, the Shri Ramlila Committee has erected three towering effigies. "This is our 21st year. We are currently preparing the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnada, which are 70 feet, 60 feet and 55 feet tall, respectively. We plan to burn them at around 9pm," said Harinder Bhati, a member of the Shri Ramlila Committee, Site 4, on Monday.

This year, around 800 students aged between six and 25 from schools and colleges in the surrounding ...