Dussehra 2023: 171-ft Ravana Effigy Installed At Panchkula's Sector 5 Shalimar Ground

From being a former state kabaddi player to a goon of his gaon to being the self-acclaimed maker of the country’s tallest Ravana, Tejinder Chauhan has travelled a long distance from his Barara village in Ambala district since 1987 when he started making effigies of the demon king. In 2018, he made the world’s tallest effigy measuring 210 feet in Panchkula. This year, he is back with 171-ft-high Ravana effigy. Dussehra holds a lot of significance for Chauhan. In around 20 years, he has sold 12.5 acres of his prime land worth crores at Barara village just to bear the expenses of making effigies every year. Now left with no money, he just goes to places where he is specially called to make effigies.