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Why These 5 Indian Temples Refuse to Treat Ravana as a Villain

Every Dussehra, towering effigies of Ravana go up in flames as people celebrate Lord Rama's victory over him. But did you know that in some parts of India, people worship Ravana instead of burning his effigy? For these communities, Ravana is remembered not only as the antagonist of the Ramayana…

MyLifeXP · Oct 19

Why Parts of India Mourn Ravana on the Same Day the Rest Burns Him

The Effigy and the ShrineIn Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, there is a temple to Ravana that stays shut for most of the year. On Dussehra it opens, and the community that tends it performs last rites, not puja. They mourn him as a fallen scholar, a Brahmin who made a catastrophic…

Times Life · Oct 18

PM Modi to virtually inaugurate 13 redeveloped railway stations in Madhya Pradesh on July 17

The stations in MP include Sanchi, Vidisha, Ashoknagar and Shivpuri under the Bhopal division, and Beohari of the Jabalpur division within West Central Railway (WCR)'s network, Chief Public Relations Officer of the Jabalpur-headquartered WCR, Harshit Shrivastava.

The Economic Times · Jul 16

BJP names 24 LS poll candidates in Madhya Pradesh with Shivraj Chouhan from Vidisha, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest Lok Sabha election from Vidisha seat, BJP announces.

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2024

Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior ASP booked in fake caste certificate case

Madhya Pradesh police have registered a case against an additional superintendent of police (ASP) in connection with a fake caste certificate case in Vidisha district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 13, 2023

BJP toppled Congress government in Madhya Pradesh by purchasing MLAs, alleges Rahul Gandhi; says his party will win 150 seats

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on November 14, accused the BJP of toppling his party’s government in Madhya Pradesh in 2020 by purchasing MLAs and expressed confidence that the grand old party would win around 150 seats in the Assembly elections in the State to be held on November 17. He…

The Hindu · Nov 14, 2023

In sixth list for M.P., BJP announces candidates for Vidisha, Guna

The BJP fields Mukesh Tandon and Panna Lal Shakya from Vidisha and Guna Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh in its sixth and final candidates list.

The Hindu · Oct 29, 2023

Shivraj hits out at INDIA bloc after Akhilesh accuses Congress of betrayal

The Madhya Pradesh CM, addressing a public rally in Vidisha district’s Sironj Assembly segment, took potshots at the INDIA bloc and said that these parties are projecting their unity at the national level but are fighting in States

The Hindu · Oct 20, 2023

8-year-old who fell into 60-feet borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha dies

An eight-year-old-boy who fell into a borewell">60-feet deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha died after he was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 15, 2023

MP: NDRF deployed, operation underway to rescue child stuck in 60-feet borewell

The operations are still underway to rescue Lokesh, the eight-year-old who fell into 60-feet deep borewell on Tuesday at Kher Khedi village of Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 15, 2023