Known as the Kailasha sanctuary outside Chinmastika Devi sanctuary in the Shivala area of Kanpur, it has a ten-headed icon of Ravan.
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In this sanctuary, Ravana is held hostage for 364 days and the sanctuary is opened exclusively for one day – – Vijay Dashami (Dussehra).
It is trusted that seeing Ravana in this sanctuary kills fiendish considerations as well as hones the psyche.
On Dussehra, enthusiasts from all over crowd the Ravana sanctuary. There are four sanctuaries of Ravana the nation over, however the sanctuary in Kanpur is one of its sort in Uttar Pradesh.
When individuals serenade ‘Siyapati Slam Chandra ki jai’ during ‘Ravan dahan’ at Ramlilas in Kanpur, one more arrangement of individuals make a direct route to love Lankapati in the Shivala region.
This year as well, ‘puja’ and ‘aarti’ of Ravan will begin from 9 a.m. on Dussehra and will go on till Ravan ‘Dahan’ at night.
Known as ‘Dashanan Sanctuary’, its development is accepted to have been finished around 50 years after the principal sanctuary was worked in 1868.
The evil spirit ruler’s sanctuary is worked external Chinmastika Devi sanctuary since it is accepted that Ravana was likewise the ‘chowkidar’ (watch) of the Goddess.
Dhananjay Tiwari, who is a cleric at the sanctuary, says, “Individuals crowd this sanctuary for a day to have ‘darshan’ of Ravana. At night, when the likeness of Ravana is set ablaze on Dussehra, the entryways of this sanctuary are shut for a year.”
Anirudh Prasad Bajpai, legal administrator of the Ravana sanctuary, said the devil lord’s sanctuary was one among numerous others situated on Kailasha sanctuary complex in Shivala.
“It was developed by Maharaj Master Prasad Shukla, who was a local of Unnao. On Dussehra day, a tremendous group visits the sanctuary to offer petitions and go to the ‘aarti’. Arrangements are on during the current year’s projects,” he said.
Ramraj, a nearby retailer, who sells blossoms and festoons outside the Ravana sanctuary, says, “It is the normal conviction that on Dussehra day, Ravana comes to this sanctuary. The ‘darshan’ of Ravana gives the message that malicious never flourishes.”
The cleric says that Ravana was quite possibly of the most smart and learned ruler who revered Master Shiva, however his malevolent expectation in seizing Sita prompted his ruin.
“He was a prideful person notwithstanding being insightful,” he says.
A fair is likewise coordinated to mark the event. The evil presence lord’s godlike object is improved, earthen lights are lit and an ‘aarti’ is performed. It is accepted that offering mustard oil and ‘turai’ (furrowed gourd) blossoms avoids all terrible planetary impacts.
