Click to play videoBisrakh (UP): When the world celebrates victory of good over evil on Dussehra, a nondescript village near Delhi mourns the day.
Bisrakh near Greater Noida doesn't celebrate Dussehra because Ravan was born in the village. Therefor the villagers have a very different story to tell.
"Ravan spent his childhood in this village that founded by his father Bisesvara," said Village Pradhan, Bisrakh, Padam Singh.
Instead of burning effigies of Ravan, the residents of Bisrakh worship Lord Shiva because Ravan was a follower of Shiva.
Yagya’s are performed throughout navratras before a thousand year old Shivling in a temple in Bisrakh so that Ravan's soul can rest in peace.
While the rest of the world believes that Ravan is the demon who kidnapped Sita, women in Bisrakh worship him.
"Tears come in the eyes when I watch Ravan burning on vijaydashmi. He is like our son," said a resident of Bisrakh, Phoola Devi.
Another resident, Lalti Bai holds her children back from attending the festivities.
"I don't allow the kids to watch the Dussehra festivity," Lalti Bai said.
But the children of Bisrakh find it difficult to stay away from the excitement of the festival and have found out ways.
"We don't have options but to sneak out to other villages," Pawan Kumar said.
Ravan may have wanted to at the hands of Lord Ram according to the Ramayana. But for the residents of Bisrakh Ravan's loss is their loss.
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