Kanpur temple opens once a year on Dussehra to worship Ravana

IANS | October 20, 2026 11:43 AM

Kanpur, Oct 20 (IANS) While Vijayadashami is traditionally marked by the burning of Ravana's effigies across the country, a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur follows a different tradition, with devotees offering prayers to the ten-headed king instead of celebrating his destruction.