In Pictures: Many Faces of Ravana as He Prepares to Leave

Here’s a glimpse at a few Instagram posts to see how your neighbourhood Ravana came to be.

Ramlila, across the country, tells a tale of love, courage and determination and Dussehra marks the culmination of the festivities with a bang. The grand finale has Lord Rama aiming his arrow and killing Ravana, symbolising the triumph of good over evil. The entire spectacle reaches its visual peak as the effigy of Ravana, which had taken weeks to build, bursts in flames.

Here are a few Instagram posts to show you how your neighbourhood Ravana came to be.

The build up to #dushehra - an artist painting #ravana faces for the effigies to be burned on Thursday (obviously the smiling ravana here suggests he is unaware of his fate haha) #dushehra #festiveindia #indianmythology #ravan #asura #ramayana #builduptodiwali #incredibleindia #indiaadventures

A photo posted by Pooja MR (@poojacoolchandani) on Oct 20, 2015 at 11:09am PDT

It's the season of kalakari.. Har saal raavan banega, bikega aur jalega!!! #devil #merayaar

A photo posted by Jatin Arora (@instajatin) on Oct 19, 2015 at 9:51am PDT

Making of Ravana Effigies.. #raavan #evil #effigy #badkarma #everydaylife #everydayindia #everydayeverywhere #todayimet_delhi #igers #instagram #India_Gram #indiaclicks #indiastories #indiapictures #photojournalism #photographers_of_india #sodelhi #saadidilli #_soi #_oye #delhigram #dfordelhi #dillipics #delhighted #delhidigger #gobuzzinga #lonelyplanetindia #mypixeldiary #MyShoeboxOfPhotographs #ifoundawesome

A photo posted by T W I N D A D D Y (@ashishchopra) on Oct 16, 2015 at 7:34pm PDT

सीता माता को हरने के जुर्म में, ये गुलाबी दैत्य wanted है। मिलने पर श्री राम को सूचित किया जाए। #India #Festivals #Raavan #PinkDemon #GoodVersusEvil #Dussehra #FestiveSeason #Effigy #VijayDashmi #Art #Craft #IndigenousCraft #TagoreGarden #Delhi #InstaDelhi #Delhigram

A photo posted by Saumya Kulshreshtha (@saumyakul) on Oct 20, 2015 at 10:17am PDT

#india #dushhera #ravan #streetphotography #festival #delhi

A photo posted by Kite Paper (@kitepaper) on Oct 20, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT

#dusherra#festival#NCR#incredibleindiaofficial#india#raavan#indianfestivalseason

A photo posted by Shwe (@republica26) on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:19pm PDT