Mathura Muslim artisans build 105-foot Ravana for Jaipur Dussehra
A Muslim family of effigy makers from Mathura has built Jaipur's Ravana for five generations.
About 20 Muslim artisans from Mathura built a 105-foot Ravana effigy for Dussehra celebrations in Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, in October 2026. Artisan Chand Babu told ANI his family has done this work for five generations, and his grandfather started with a 20-foot effigy in the city. The team reached Jaipur nearly two months before the festival and comes back every year. They work with bamboo, hemp, twine, flour paste and coloured paper.
- Where
- Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- When
- October 2026 (Dussehra)
- Who
- Chand Babu and about 20 Muslim artisans from Mathura
- Source
- ANI
