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MP Village Where 300-Year-Old 9-Headed Ravana Statue is Guarded by Police on Dussehra
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News18•20-10-2026, 08:58
MP Village Where 300-Year-Old 9-Headed Ravana Statue is Guarded by Police on Dussehra
- •A unique 300-year-old statue of a 9-headed Ravana is located inside the Kothi police station premises in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district.
- •Unlike the usual 10-headed depictions, this 25-feet tall and 22-feet wide statue has 9 heads because locals believe he offered one head to Lord Shiva.
- •Local priests from a traditional family worship the statue every year on Dussehra, a tradition carried on for generations.
- •The police station was built around the statue 19 years ago, and police personnel protect the statue as locals actively worship it instead of burning it.
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The 300-year-old statue of a 9-headed Ravana is located inside the Kothi police station premises in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, where it has been protected ever since the new police station was built about 19 years ago.
According to local beliefs, the statue has nine heads because Ravana offered one of his heads to Lord Shiva.
Generations of a local priest family, including 56-year-old Ramesh Mishra, have been performing worship on Dussehra, carrying forward a tradition practiced by his ancestors who were royal priests in the court of the rulers of Kothi.
