Dashehra and old rememberances

When ever Dashehra festival comes we remember that Lord Rama the symbol of virtues just conquered the symbol of evil the Ravana the king of Lanka.On the effigy of Ravana there is of a effigy of Ass on the top of ten heads and faces of Ravana .The Ass shows that although Ravana was a learned scholar but his deeds were bad .He (Ravana ) did not acted on the best and intelligent advice of Vibhishan(RAVANS BROTHER) and fought with Rama and ultimately was killed .In this way there was a victory of good on the evil.Now a days the life has become so fast and there is no place to burn effigy of Ravana Kumbhkaran and Meghnath and people have to burn effigies in small places in Delhi and major Ramlila is performed at Ramlila ground which are witnessed by the celebrities and the general public alike.I remember during my childhood we used to go to Ramlila ground and we used to collect the bones of Ravana small pieces of bamboos half burnt and used to feel pride of our efforts of collections.I still remember when we were residing in Manakpura near Filmistan we used go to Ramlila ground near Kishan Ganj area and enjoyed a lot in those childhood days.Now the ages have gone by that we have seen Ramlila.During my service time when I was posted at Allahabad we had seen that Dashehra was celebrated with great pump and show and the whole night the chawkies and jhankies were arranged in processions and people along side bazaars were overcrowded where the prossesions used to pass.People used to take seats enroute and also on the roof tops of the houses to have glimpse of Lord Rama ,Sita mata Laksman and Hanuman etc We used to return early morning to our residence at Alopibagh with satisfied frame of mind .This period was from year 1973 to 1981