Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21 -- Preparations are in full swing for the 36th Ravan Podi celebrations at the Lower Bali Jatra Ground in Cuttack on Wednesday.

Organised by the Barabati Sarbadharma Sanskritik Parishad, the event will feature cultural performances, a fireworks display and the burning of an approximately 80-foot-tall effigy of Ravana at midnight.

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The celebrations will begin at 7 pm and continue until midnight. The event symbolises the victory of good over evil, truth over falsehood and justice over injustice.

According to reports, BJP Odisha president Manmohan Samal is scheduled to attend this year's celebrations as the chi...