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Baijnath, place where effigy of Ravana is not burnt
In most parts of the country burning effigy of Ravana, the symbol of evil, is celebrated at Dasehra. However, in Baijnath, a small town located about 60 km from Dharamsala, Ravana for the inhabitants is a disciple of Lord Shiva. Hence, burning of Ravana’s effigy is considered inauspicious in this town.
Though most of population in the town believes in Hindu religion, they do not celebrate Dasehra.
A strong belief that celebrating Dasehra festival would bring wrath of Lord Shiva on them keeps residents of the town away from burning the effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhkaran and son Meghnath as per the tradition.
Ravana was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Some people in the town tried to celebrate Dasehra about a decade ago. They burnt the effigies of Ravana. However, all of them died before the next Dasehra. The people took this as the wrath of Lord Shiva and nobody dared to celebrate the festival again.
Story of not celebrating Dasehra in town :
About Baijnath :
Baijnath is around 51 kilometres from Kangra. Besides the main temple there are several other shrines which are of equal importance for the local residents. Some of them are Mukut Nath temple at Sansal (6 km)and Awahi Nag temple (1.5 km) the Mahankal Temple (5 km) at Mahankal on Chobin Road, Shobha Singh Art gallery (Andretta/Panchrukhi 11 km from Baijnath).
The town offers splendid views of the Dhauladhar Ranges and numurous mountain streams. Tibetan Monasteries at Sherabling (Bhattu) (5 km),Katoch Homestay (Bhattu/Bir) (7 km) Chauntra and Chowgan on the Mandi Highway and at Bir(14 km). Billing (28 km) is an international paraglding site which is considered as one of the best in the world for paragliding and other aerosports. The site has been the host to international events such as the Paragliding Pre-World Cup multiple times and other national and international events
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