Mandsaur is believed to be the place where Ravana and Madodari were married. It is one of the prominent Ravana temples in Madhya Pradesh. There is the big statue of Ravana with ten heads in Mandsaur.
Shrine’s History
As people across India gear up to witness the annual ritual of burning Ravana’s effigy, some villagers in Madhya Pradesh have congregated to offer special prayers to Ravana at his temple. This is one of the few Ravan temples in India. Chanting ‘Jai Lankesh Jai Lankesh’ and ‘Ravan Baba Ki Jai’, villagers have been turning up in great numbers since Friday morning to participate in the special prayers and have food at the ‘Bhandara’ organised outside the temple premises. Kanyakubja Brahmins perform a special ‘aarti’ on Dussehra at Ravan village in Vidisha district of MP on Friday. The villagers have never burnt the effigy of Ravana here. For them, Ravana is their protective deity, without whose blessings no occasion ? marriage or buying a new two-wheeler ? is complete. No marriage is solemnised without sending a wedding card to Ravana at his temple. Not just that, all the two-wheeler owners in this village flaunt ‘Jai Lankesh’ symbols on their vehicles. They believe it prevents accidents. Ravan village is located in Nateran tehsil of Vidisha district, nearly 45kms from district headquarters, where for centuries, Ravan has been worshipped by Kanyakubja Brahmins, a Brahmin sub-sect, to which Ravan belonged.
Events Celebrated at This Shrine
Dussehra,Narkachathrdasi